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		| Stefano  Matta | 
	
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		| ''A riemannian metric on the equilibrium manifold'' | 
	
		| ( 2005, Vol. 4 No.7 ) | 
	
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		| Under the assumption that the utility function is real analytic, we construct a complete metric on the equilibrium manifold with fixed total resources such that a minimal geodesic joining any two regular equilibria intersects the set of critical equilibria in a finite number of points. | 
	
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		| JEL: D5 - General Equilibrium and Disequilibrium: General C6 - Mathematical Methods and Programming: General
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		| | Manuscript Received : Nov 19 2004 |  | Manuscript Accepted : May 17 2005 | 
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