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Record Nr.

UNINA9910298525903321

Autore

Schofield Norman

Titolo

Mathematical Methods in Economics and Social Choice / / by Norman Schofield

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014

ISBN

3-642-39818-9

Edizione

[2nd ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XV, 262 p. 100 illus.)

Collana

Springer Texts in Business and Economics, , 2192-4333

Disciplina

330.0151

Soggetti

Economics

Political science

Game theory

Finance, Public

Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods

Political Science

Game Theory, Economics, Social and Behav. Sciences

Public Economics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

Sets, Relations and Preferences -- Linear Spaces and Transformations -- Topology and Convex Optimisation -- Differential Calculus and Smooth Optimisation -- Singularity Theory and General Equilibria -- Topology and Social Choice.

Sommario/riassunto

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.