Growth and the relativity of satisfaction

DOI10.1016/S0165-4896(98)00009-2MaRDI QIDQ1296458zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors David de la Croix

Publication date 2 August 1999

Published in Mathematical Social Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/s0165-4896(98)00009-2

zbMATH Keywords

social normscapital taxationfiscal policyoptimal taxationhabit formationRamsey's modelmodified golden rule

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Macroeconomic theory (monetary models, models of taxation) (91B64) Economic growth models (91B62)

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