The General Theory of Second Best

1956/01/01 by Richard G. Lipsey, Kelvin Lancaster · 2,024 citations
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · #Economic Theory and Institutions #Economic Theory and Policy #Economic theories and models #Economics #Law and economics #Mathematical economics #Sociology

paper · doi:10.2307/2296233

published in The Review of Economic Studies 24(1), 11 (Oxford University Press)

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Abstract

R. G. Lipsey, Kelvin Lancaster; The General Theory of Second Best 1, The Review of Economic Studies, Volume 24, Issue 1, 1 January 1956, Pages 11–32, https://do

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