Habit formation and long-run utility functions

DOI10.1016/0022-0531(76)90020-XzbMath0368.90010OpenAlexW2068508594MaRDI QIDQ1242785

Robert A. Pollak

Publication date: 1976

Published in: Journal of Economic Theory (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-0531(76)90020-x

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Utility theory (91B16) Applications of renewal theory (reliability, demand theory, etc.) (60K10)

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