Duality, Separability, and Functional Structure
Title | Duality, Separability, and Functional Structure PDF eBook |
Author | Charles Blackorby |
Publisher | North Holland |
Pages | 424 |
Release | 1978 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN |
Duality, Separability, and Functional Structure
Title | Duality, Separability, and Functional Structure PDF eBook |
Author | Charles Blackorby |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1977 |
Genre | Economics |
ISBN |
Collected Works of W.M. Gorman: Separability and aggregation
Title | Collected Works of W.M. Gorman: Separability and aggregation PDF eBook |
Author | William Moore Gorman |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 512 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780198285212 |
This volume brings together for the first time the important work of W.M. (Terence) Gorman, a major figure in the development of economics during the past 40 years. His publications on separability, aggregation, duality and demand are recongized as fundamental contributions to economic theory.
Handbook of Utility Theory
Title | Handbook of Utility Theory PDF eBook |
Author | Salvador Barbera |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 714 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780792381747 |
The standard rationality hypothesis implies that behaviour can be represented as the maximization of a suitably restricted utility function. This hypothesis lies at the heart of a large body of recent work in economics, of course, but also in political science, ethics, and other major branches of social sciences. Though the utility maximization hypothesis is venerable, it remains an area of active research. Moreover, some fundamental conceptual problems remain unresolved, or at best have resolutions that are too recent to have achieved widespread understanding among social scientists. The main purpose of the Handbook of Utility Theory is to make recent developments in the area more accessible. The editors selected a number of specific topics, and invited contributions from researchers whose work had come to their attention. Therefore, the list of topics and contributions is largely the editors' responsibility. Each contributor's chapter has been refereed, and revised according to the referees' remarks. This is the first volume of a two volume set, with the second volume focusing on extensions of utility theory.
Production Economics: A Dual Approach to Theory and Applications
Title | Production Economics: A Dual Approach to Theory and Applications PDF eBook |
Author | Melvyn Fuss |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Pages | 361 |
Release | 2014-06-28 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 148325903X |
Contributions to Economic Analysis: Production Economics: A Dual Approach to Theory and Applications, Volume 2 focuses on the theory of production from the standpoint of the "dual", the relationships between economic observables which are dual to physical technology. The selection first ponders on duality, intermediate inputs and value-added, Hicks' aggregation theorem and the existence of a real value-added function, and homotheticity and real value-added in Canadian manufacturing. Discussions focus on real value-added and the production structure, estimation of the production structure, double deflation and real value-added, measurement of total productivity, and duality between direct and conditional indirect utility functions. The book then examines the estimation techniques for the elasticity of substitution and other production parameters and measurement of the elasticity of factor substitution and bias of technical change. The publication takes a look at the identification of technical change in the electricity generating industry, factor substitution in electricity generation, and the effectiveness of rate-of-return regulation. Topics include statistical tests of regulatory effectiveness, profit function for a regulated firm, tests of the structure of technology, identification problems in the measurement of technical change, and measurement of disembodied technical change. The selection is a valuable source of information for economists and researchers interested in production economics.
Duality and Modern Economics
Title | Duality and Modern Economics PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Cornes |
Publisher | CUP Archive |
Pages | 308 |
Release | 1992-02-28 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780521336017 |
Provides a simple introductory exposition to the basic structure of dual technique analysis - consumer behaviour and producer behaviour - which has been used by many economists since the 1970s. Includes diagrams and an index.
General Equilibrium and Welfare Economics
Title | General Equilibrium and Welfare Economics PDF eBook |
Author | James C. Moore |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 575 |
Release | 2006-12-20 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 354032223X |
This book offers the basic grasp of general equilibrium theory that is a fundamental background for advanced work in virtually any sub-field of economics, and the thorough understanding of the methods of welfare economics, particularly in a general equilibrium context, that is indispensable for undertaking applied policy analysis. The book uses extensive examples, both simple ones intended to bolster basic concepts, and those illustrating application of the material to economics in practice.