A KKM-result and an application for binary and non-binary choice functions

Economic Theory

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 185-193

  Sánchez, M Carmen ^a   Llinares, Juan Vicente ^a   Subiza, Begoña ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

KKM theorem; Maximal elements; Non binary choice function; Non empty choice; Tournaments

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038644547     PISSN: 09382259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00199-001-0242-y     Document Type: Article

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