Strategic foundations of general equilibrium: dynamic matching and bargaining games

The theory of competition has held a central place in economic analysis since Adam Smith. This book, written by one of the most distinguished of contemporary economic theorists, reports on a major research program to provide strategic foundations for the theory of perfect competition. Beginning with...

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Main Author: Gale, Douglas 1950- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2000
Series:Churchill lectures in economics
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511492310
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511492310
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511492310
Summary:The theory of competition has held a central place in economic analysis since Adam Smith. This book, written by one of the most distinguished of contemporary economic theorists, reports on a major research program to provide strategic foundations for the theory of perfect competition. Beginning with a concise survey of how the theory of competition has evolved, Gale makes extensive and rigorous use of dynamic matching and bargaining models to provide a more complete description of how a competitive equlibrium is achieved. Whereas economists have made use of a macroscopic description of markets in which certain behavioral characteristics, such as price-taking behavior, are taken for granted, Gale uses game theory to re-evaluate this assumption, beginning with individual agents and modelling their strategic interaction. A strategic foundation for competitive equilibrium shows how such interaction leads to competitive, price-taking behavior. Essential reading for graduate courses in game theory and general equilibrium
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Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 219 pages)
ISBN:9780511492310
DOI:10.1017/CBO9780511492310

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