Equilibrium Models in Economics

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

AvLawrence A. Boland,Simon Fraser University) Boland, Lawrence A. (Emeritus Professor of Economics, Emeritus Professor of Economics

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The concept of equilibrium is fundamental to economic theory, according to which, it exists when supply and demand are balanced. Equilibrium Models in Economics critically examines the major problematic assumptions employed to build equilibrium models. It gives particular attention to the assumptions used to characterize learning, knowledge and expectations.Lawrence Boland here explores whether equilibrium models can provide a realistic explanation of economic events and objects such as prices, market demands and market supplies. He traces how the different perspectives on equilibrium models represented by such creators as Kenneth Arrow, Robert Clower, and George Richardson influenced subsequent developments in economics. A key debate is about the comparative importance of whether equilibrium refers to a state of an actual economy or a property of a formal mathematical model. Another is the extent that the distinction between a model's exogenous vs. endogenous variables involves causality. Also explored are more recent efforts provided by behavioral, evolutionary, and complexity economics-whether they might change how economics is practiced in the future and how they could. Equilibrium Models in Economics is a trenchant exploration of how the discipline has grappled with attempts to understand and explain the way information, knowledge, and the expectations of actors participating in the economy influence outcomes and behavior. It presents a realistic, workable theory of knowledge and learning, simulating how decision makers and other actors operate in fast-changing equilibrium conditions.

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Utgivningsdatum2017-07-27
Mått155 x 231 x 20 mm
Vikt408 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor288
FörlagOUP USA
ISBN9780190274337

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ContentsPrefacePart I: The purpose and problems for equilibrium modelsChapter 1. Equilibrium models and explanationChapter 2. Equilibrium attainment vs. equilibrium necessitiesChapter 3. Does general equilibrium attainment imply universal maximization? Chapter 4. Time and knowledge matters: General equilibrium attainment. Chapter 5. Equilibrium concepts and critiques: two cultures. Part II: The limits of equilibrium modelsChapter 6. Recognizing knowledge in equilibrium models. Chapter 7. Limits of equilibrium methodology: An educational dialogue. Chapter 8. Equilibrium models vs. realistic understanding. Chapter 9. Macroeconomic equilibrium model building and the stability problem Chapter 10. Equilibrium models intended to overcome limits. Chapter 11. Equilibrium models vs. evolutionary economic models Chapter 12. Equilibrium models vs. complexity economics Part III: Avenues for overcoming the limits equilibrium models:Chapter 13. Building models of price dynamicsChapter 14. Building models of non-clearing marketsChapter 15. Building models of learning and the equilibrium processEpilogue: Prospects for changing equilibrium model building practice in economicsBibliographyNames IndexSubject Index

Equilibrium Models in Economics is a trenchant exploration of how the discipline has grappled with attempts to understand and explain the way information, knowledge, and the expectations of actors participating in the economy influence outcomes and behavior. It presents a realistic, workable theory of knowledge and learning, simulating how decision makers and other actors operate in fast-changing equilibrium conditions.