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Mathematical methods in economics and social choice

By Norman Schofield (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2014
ISBN
978-3-642-39818-6, 3642398189, 978-3-642-39817-9
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-39818-6
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3244588 bytes)
Series
Springer texts in business and economics
Edition
2
Pages
262\269
Time added
2014-06-12 06:00:00
EconomicsGame Theory/Mathematical Methods; Economic Theory;general; Game Theorygeneral; Political ScienceSocial and Behav. Sciences; Public Finance & Econo

Description

In recent years, the usual optimization techniques, which have proved so useful in microeconomic theory, have been extended to incorporate more powerful topological and differential methods, and these methods have led to new results on the qualitative behavior of general economic and political systems. These developments have necessarily resulted in an increase in the degree of formalism in the publications in the academic journals. This formalism can often deter graduate students. The progression of ideas presented in this book will familiarize the student with the geometric concepts underlying these topological methods, and, as a result, make mathematical economics, general equilibrium theory, and social choice theory more accessible.

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