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Optimal control in infinite horizon problems: a Sobolev space approach

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  • Cuong Le Van

    (CERMSEM - CEntre de Recherche en Mathématiques, Statistique et Économie Mathématique - UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, CORE - Center of Operation Research and Econometrics [Louvain] - UCL - Université Catholique de Louvain = Catholic University of Louvain)

  • Raouf Boucekkine

    (CORE - Center of Operation Research and Econometrics [Louvain] - UCL - Université Catholique de Louvain = Catholic University of Louvain)

  • Cagri Saglam

    (Bilkent University [Ankara])

Abstract

In this paper, we make use of the Sobolev space W1,1(R+, Rn) to derive at once the Pontryagin conditions for the standard optimal growth model in continuous time, including a necessary and sufficient transversality condition. An application to the Ramsey model is given. We use an order ideal argument to solve the problem inherent to the fact that L1 spaces have natural positive cones with no interior points.

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  • Cuong Le Van & Raouf Boucekkine & Cagri Saglam, 2005. "Optimal control in infinite horizon problems: a Sobolev space approach," Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers) halshs-00197546, HAL.
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    • C61 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Optimization Techniques; Programming Models; Dynamic Analysis

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