The firm's objective function as a collective choice problem
β Scribed by Frank Milne
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 762 KB
- Volume
- 37
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0048-5829
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β¦ Synopsis
This is a greatly revised version of an earlier paper written at the University of Rochester. In that paper I was indebted to Tom Russell and Harold Shefrin for comments. Also I am indebted to a referee for his comments and suggestions on a later draft. I am responsible for any remaining errors.
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