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Agreeable Plans

James A. Mirrlees and Peter J. Hammond

in Welfare, Incentives, and Taxation

Published in print March 2006 | ISBN: 9780198295211
Published online October 2011 | e-ISBN: 9780191685095 | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198295211.003.0023
Agreeable Plans

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This chapter discusses the non-existence of optimum growth, the maximal locally optimal path, and the existence of agreeable plans. It is determined that agreeable plans exist in all cases where any kind of solution to the ‘infinite time horizon’ optimum growth problem can occur.

Keywords: optimum growth; optimal path; agreeable plans; time horizon

Chapter.  7705 words.  Illustrated.

Subjects: public economics

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