Working Paper No. 26/07 Feasibility in Finite Time
by S. D. Flåm J.-B. Hiriart-Urruty
A. Jourani
SNF Project No. 3085
Design, implementation and evaluation of environmental policy
The project is financed by the Research Council of Norway
INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION BERGEN, OCTOBER 2007
ISSN 0803-4028
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