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Optimal Capital Accumulation and Durable Goods Production

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  • Morton I. Kamien
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  • Morton I. Kamien & Nancy Schwartz, 1975. "Optimal Capital Accumulation and Durable Goods Production," Discussion Papers 141, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science.
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