Dispersed excess demands, the weak axiom and uniqueness of equilibrium

Journal of Mathematical Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-48

  Jerison, Michael ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Average derivative estimation; Competitive equilibrium; D11; D12; Increasing dispersion; Weak axiom of revealed preference

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010326038     PISSN: 03044068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4068(98)00056-1     Document Type: Article

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