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Amortisation

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Amortisation is one of the fundamental economic problems faced by a firm. It is a problem relating to fixed capital, that is to say one of the two great factors of production distinguished by economists. Also its importance as an element in basic cost, although it varies greatly from one sector to another, is constantly increasing. Industrial and administrative automation is a current aspect of this long term trend. It is therefore essential to study the concept of amortisation thoroughly and to relate it to economic theory. This question has given rise to a great many studies, but it still remains incompletely solved.

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Abraham, C., Thomas, A. (1973). Amortisation. In: Micro-Economics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2267-4_10

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