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General equilibrium and fixed-point theory: a partial survey

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  • Hichem Ben-El-Mechaiekh

    (Department of Mathematics [St. Catharines] - Brock University [Canada])

  • Philippe Bich

    (CES - Centre d'économie de la Sorbonne - UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, PSE - Paris School of Economics - UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - ENS-PSL - École normale supérieure - Paris - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - ENPC - École des Ponts ParisTech - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement)

  • Monique Florenzano

    (CES - Centre d'économie de la Sorbonne - UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

Abstract

Focusing mainly on equilibrium existence results, this paper emphasizes the role of fixed point theorems in the development of general equilibrium theory, for its standard definition as well as for some of its extensions.

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  • Hichem Ben-El-Mechaiekh & Philippe Bich & Monique Florenzano, 2009. "General equilibrium and fixed-point theory: a partial survey," Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers) hal-00755998, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:cesptp:hal-00755998
    DOI: 10.1007/s11784-009-0129-2
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