Intertemporal Alloca Tion of Exhaustible Resources: a Simple Geometric Interpretation
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September 1980 FfC Bureau of Etoo mics working papers are preliminary materials circulated to iimnlate discussion and critical comment All data coo tained in them are in the public domain. This includes information obtained by the Commissioo which has become part of public record. The analyses and conclusions set forth are those of the authors and do not necessari ly reflect the views of other members of the Bureau of Economics, other Commissi oo staff, or the Commissio n itself. Upon request, single copies of the paper will be provided. References in publications to FfC Bureau of Ecooomics working papers by FfC economists (other than acknowledgement by a writer that he has access to such unpublished materials) should be cleared with the author to protect the tentative character of these papers.
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