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On dynamic programming with unbounded returns

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  • Jorge DurÂn

    (Departament d'Economia i d'HistÔria EconÔmica, Universitat AutÔnoma de Barcelona, E-08193 Bellaterra, SPAIN)

Abstract

Some economic models like those of endogenous growth motivate the analysis of a class of recursive models sharing the property that the return function is not bounded along feasible paths. We consider a strategy of proof which allows to deal with many unbounded recursive models exploiting bounds to the rates of growth rather than to the levels.

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  • Jorge DurÂn, 2000. "On dynamic programming with unbounded returns," Economic Theory, Springer;Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory (SAET), vol. 15(2), pages 339-352.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:joecth:v:15:y:2000:i:2:p:339-352
    Note: Received: December 15, 1997; revised version: April 23, 1999
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    Keywords

    Dynamic programming; Unbounded returns; Non additive objective.;
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    JEL classification:

    • C61 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Optimization Techniques; Programming Models; Dynamic Analysis

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