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Preferred citation¶

@book{sargent_stachurski_dp1,
  author    = {Sargent, Thomas J. and Stachurski, John},
  title     = {Dynamic Programming Volume I: Finite States},
  publisher = {QuantEcon},
  year      = {2024},
  url       = {https://dp.quantecon.org}
}

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