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Fundamental Economics of Depletable Energy Supply
In this paper, the authors first present and discuss the basic logic underlying all neoclassical economic theories of “optimal” energy supply - maximization of the present value of some stream of economic returns. They then discuss how the economic theory of optimal resource depletion has evolved since Hotelling’s classic 1931 article.
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http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pl?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rff.org%2Fdocuments%2FRFF-DP-03-01.pdf;h=repec:rff:dpaper:dp-03-01