Product Description: This proceedings volume of an international conference which took place in Essen in October 1997 brings together economists, mathematicians, and psychologists. Their contributions represent new research in the field of mathematical utility theory with an emphasis on its applications in the social sciences...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Dieses Buch legt die wichtigsten vor einem Studium der Wirtschaftswissenschaften erforderlichen Kenntnisse der Schulmathematik dar und liefert die Grundlage für einen mathematischen Vorkurs, wie er an wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Universitäten üblich ist...read more

Product Description: The present monograph is a synthesis of what has been contributed during the last decade to the analysis of market demand in large econ­ omies where consumers may have non-convex preference relations. Al­ though research in this field has not yet come to an end there exists a variety of interesting results, established in different frameworks by means of different conceptual and formal tools...read more