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Optimal growth models and the Lagrange multiplier

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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)

  • H. Cagri Saglam

    (UCL IRES - Institut de recherches économiques et sociales - UCL - Université Catholique de Louvain = Catholic University of Louvain)

Abstract

We provide sufficient conditions on the objective functional and the constraint functions under which the Lagrangean can be represented by a l1 sequence of multipliers in infinite horizon discrete time optimal growth models

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  • Cuong Le Van & H. Cagri Saglam, 2004. "Optimal growth models and the Lagrange multiplier," Post-Print halshs-00118996, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:halshs-00118996
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jmateco.2003.10.002
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    Optimal growth; Lagrangean multipliers;

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    • C61 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Optimization Techniques; Programming Models; Dynamic Analysis
    • O41 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - One, Two, and Multisector Growth Models

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