Economics of space and time : scientific papers of Tönu Puu /

This book contains a sample of Professor Tönu Puu's contributions to economic theory. The topics range from seminal results on investment criteria under imperfect capital markets and rules for optimal resource extraction when the grade of the ore is heterogeneous, to applications of modern nonl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Puu, Tönu, 1936-
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Andersson, Åke E., 1936-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer, [1997]
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface; A.E. Andersson, T?nu Puu - Economic Analyst and Cultural Activist; M. Beckmann, T?nu Puu and I - In Collaboration; K.-G. L?fgren, T?nu Puu at the Department of Economics, Ume? University
  • Microeconomics: Some Reflexions on the Theories of Choice Between Alternative Investment Opportunities; Complementarity, Substitutivity and Regressivity in the Theory of Production; Some Comments on 'Inferior' (Regressive) Inputs; Free Entry and Efficient Distribution of Inputs in a One-product Industry; On the Profitability of Exhausting Natural Resources
  • Spatial Economics: Towards a Theory of Optimal Roads; Catastrophic Structural Change in a Continuous Regional Model; Multiplier-accelerator Models Revisited; Pattern Formation in Spatial Economics; The Chaotic Monopolist
  • Philosophy of Science: A Graphical Solution of Second-Order Homogeneous Difference Equations; Some Reflections on the Relation Between Economic Theory and Empirical Reality; On Progress and Perfection in the Arts and Sciences
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • The Collected Scientific Works of T?nu Puu.