00681nam a2200121Ia 450000500170000008000290001710000210004624500970006726000690016430000140023352002930024758300190054020260716043459.0  a11.02.01 \n M742ke(2002)  aKendall, Patrick  aRate of time preference, the intertemporal utility function and regional economic management  b[Caribbean Centre for Monetary Studies]a[St. Augustine]TTc2002  a18 leaves  aDiscusses briefly, the concept of the rate of time preference and its use in consumer theory, underlying its particular relevance to regional economic activity.  Uses Granger causality to explore the empirical underpinnings of some of the hypotheses arrived at the theoretical discussion.  c2/25/03kJOY_D