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.
| ISBN: | 9783662499726 |
| Publication date: | 17th September 2016 |
| Author: | Norman Schofield |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 262 pages |
| Series: | Springer Texts in Business and Economics |
| Genres: |
Economic theory and philosophy Game theory Political science and theory Civil service and public sector |