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Investment Under Uncertainty Robert E. Lucas, Jr; Edward C. Prescott Econometrica, Vol. 39, No. 5. (Sep., 1971), pp. 659-681. Stable URL: http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0012-9682%28197109%2939%3A5%3C659%3AIUU%3E2.0.CO%3B2-0 Econometrica is currently published by The Econometric Society. Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR's Terms and Conditions of Use, available at http://www.jstor.org/about/terms.html. JSTOR's Terms and Conditions of Use provides, in part, that unless you have obtained prior permission, you may not download an entire issue of a journal or multiple copies of articles, and you may use content in the JSTOR archive only for your personal, non-commercial use. Please contact the publisher regarding any further use of this work. Publisher contact information may be obtained at http://www.jstor.org/journals/econosoc.html. Each copy of any part of a JSTOR transmission must contain the same copyright notice that appears on the screen or printed page of such transmission. The JSTOR Archive is a trusted digital repository providing for long-term preservation and access to leading academic journals and scholarly literature from around the world. The Archive is supported by libraries, scholarly societies, publishers, and foundations. It is an initiative of JSTOR, a not-for-profit organization with a mission to help the scholarly community take advantage of advances in technology. For more information regarding JSTOR, please contact [email protected]. http://www.jstor.org Wed Aug 1 12:47:31 2007

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Investment Under Uncertainty

Robert E. Lucas, Jr; Edward C. Prescott

Econometrica, Vol. 39, No. 5. (Sep., 1971), pp. 659-681.

Stable URL:

http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0012-9682%28197109%2939%3A5%3C659%3AIUU%3E2.0.CO%3B2-0

Econometrica is currently published by The Econometric Society.

Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR's Terms and Conditions of Use, available athttp://www.jstor.org/about/terms.html. JSTOR's Terms and Conditions of Use provides, in part, that unless you have obtainedprior permission, you may not download an entire issue of a journal or multiple copies of articles, and you may use content inthe JSTOR archive only for your personal, non-commercial use.

Please contact the publisher regarding any further use of this work. Publisher contact information may be obtained athttp://www.jstor.org/journals/econosoc.html.

Each copy of any part of a JSTOR transmission must contain the same copyright notice that appears on the screen or printedpage of such transmission.

The JSTOR Archive is a trusted digital repository providing for long-term preservation and access to leading academicjournals and scholarly literature from around the world. The Archive is supported by libraries, scholarly societies, publishers,and foundations. It is an initiative of JSTOR, a not-for-profit organization with a mission to help the scholarly community takeadvantage of advances in technology. For more information regarding JSTOR, please contact [email protected].

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[Footnotes]

2 Capital Theory and Investment BehaviorDale W. JorgensonThe American Economic Review, Vol. 53, No. 2, Papers and Proceedings of the Seventy-FifthAnnual Meeting of the American Economic Association. (May, 1963), pp. 247-259.Stable URL:

http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-8282%28196305%2953%3A2%3C247%3ACTAIB%3E2.0.CO%3B2-J

2 Adjustment Costs in the Theory of Investment of the FirmJ. P. GouldThe Review of Economic Studies, Vol. 35, No. 1. (Jan., 1968), pp. 47-55.Stable URL:

http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0034-6527%28196801%2935%3A1%3C47%3AACITTO%3E2.0.CO%3B2-9

2 Optimal Investment Policy and the Flexible AcceleratorRobert E. Lucas, Jr.International Economic Review, Vol. 8, No. 1. (Feb., 1967), pp. 78-85.Stable URL:

http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0020-6598%28196702%298%3A1%3C78%3AOIPATF%3E2.0.CO%3B2-B

2 Adjustment Costs and the Theory of SupplyRobert E. Lucas, Jr.The Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 75, No. 4, Part 1. (Aug., 1967), pp. 321-334.Stable URL:

http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0022-3808%28196708%2975%3A4%3C321%3AACATTO%3E2.0.CO%3B2-3

http://www.jstor.org

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4 Rational Expectations and the Theory of Price MovementsJohn F. MuthEconometrica, Vol. 29, No. 3. (Jul., 1961), pp. 315-335.Stable URL:

http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0012-9682%28196107%2929%3A3%3C315%3AREATTO%3E2.0.CO%3B2-G

6 Adjustment Costs in the Theory of Investment of the FirmJ. P. GouldThe Review of Economic Studies, Vol. 35, No. 1. (Jan., 1968), pp. 47-55.Stable URL:

http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0034-6527%28196801%2935%3A1%3C47%3AACITTO%3E2.0.CO%3B2-9

6 Optimal Investment Policy and the Flexible AcceleratorRobert E. Lucas, Jr.International Economic Review, Vol. 8, No. 1. (Feb., 1967), pp. 78-85.Stable URL:

http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0020-6598%28196702%298%3A1%3C78%3AOIPATF%3E2.0.CO%3B2-B

6 Adjustment Costs and the Theory of SupplyRobert E. Lucas, Jr.The Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 75, No. 4, Part 1. (Aug., 1967), pp. 321-334.Stable URL:

http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0022-3808%28196708%2975%3A4%3C321%3AACATTO%3E2.0.CO%3B2-3

9 The Role of Securities in the Optimal Allocation of Risk-bearingK. J. ArrowThe Review of Economic Studies, Vol. 31, No. 2. (Apr., 1964), pp. 91-96.Stable URL:

http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0034-6527%28196404%2931%3A2%3C91%3ATROSIT%3E2.0.CO%3B2-D

9 Investment Decision Under Uncertainty: Choice-Theoretic ApproachesJ. HirshleiferThe Quarterly Journal of Economics, Vol. 79, No. 4. (Nov., 1965), pp. 509-536.Stable URL:

http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0033-5533%28196511%2979%3A4%3C509%3AIDUUCA%3E2.0.CO%3B2-Z

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References

1 The Role of Securities in the Optimal Allocation of Risk-bearingK. J. ArrowThe Review of Economic Studies, Vol. 31, No. 2. (Apr., 1964), pp. 91-96.Stable URL:

http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0034-6527%28196404%2931%3A2%3C91%3ATROSIT%3E2.0.CO%3B2-D

3 Discounted Dynamic ProgrammingDavid BlackwellThe Annals of Mathematical Statistics, Vol. 36, No. 1. (Feb., 1965), pp. 226-235.Stable URL:

http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0003-4851%28196502%2936%3A1%3C226%3ADDP%3E2.0.CO%3B2-V

5 Valuation Equilibrium and Pareto OptimumGerard DebreuProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 40, No. 7.(Jul. 15, 1954), pp. 588-592.Stable URL:

http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0027-8424%2819540715%2940%3A7%3C588%3AVEAPO%3E2.0.CO%3B2-X

8 Adjustment Costs in the Theory of Investment of the FirmJ. P. GouldThe Review of Economic Studies, Vol. 35, No. 1. (Jan., 1968), pp. 47-55.Stable URL:

http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0034-6527%28196801%2935%3A1%3C47%3AACITTO%3E2.0.CO%3B2-9

11 Investment Decision Under Uncertainty: Choice-Theoretic ApproachesJ. HirshleiferThe Quarterly Journal of Economics, Vol. 79, No. 4. (Nov., 1965), pp. 509-536.Stable URL:

http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0033-5533%28196511%2979%3A4%3C509%3AIDUUCA%3E2.0.CO%3B2-Z

http://www.jstor.org

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NOTE: The reference numbering from the original has been maintained in this citation list.

12 Capital Theory and Investment BehaviorDale W. JorgensonThe American Economic Review, Vol. 53, No. 2, Papers and Proceedings of the Seventy-FifthAnnual Meeting of the American Economic Association. (May, 1963), pp. 247-259.Stable URL:

http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-8282%28196305%2953%3A2%3C247%3ACTAIB%3E2.0.CO%3B2-J

13 Optimal Investment Policy and the Flexible AcceleratorRobert E. Lucas, Jr.International Economic Review, Vol. 8, No. 1. (Feb., 1967), pp. 78-85.Stable URL:

http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0020-6598%28196702%298%3A1%3C78%3AOIPATF%3E2.0.CO%3B2-B

14 Adjustment Costs and the Theory of SupplyRobert E. Lucas, Jr.The Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 75, No. 4, Part 1. (Aug., 1967), pp. 321-334.Stable URL:

http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0022-3808%28196708%2975%3A4%3C321%3AACATTO%3E2.0.CO%3B2-3

15 Rational Expectations and the Theory of Price MovementsJohn F. MuthEconometrica, Vol. 29, No. 3. (Jul., 1961), pp. 315-335.Stable URL:

http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0012-9682%28196107%2929%3A3%3C315%3AREATTO%3E2.0.CO%3B2-G

http://www.jstor.org

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NOTE: The reference numbering from the original has been maintained in this citation list.