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Recursive Competitive Equilibrium

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In this article we define a recursive competitive equilibrium, provide an example and review the related literature.

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Mehra, R. (2018). Recursive Competitive Equilibrium. In: The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95189-5_2209

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