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This monograph presents a general equilibrium methodology for microeconomic policy analysis intended to serve as an alternative to the now classical, axiomatic general equilibrium theory as exposited in Debreu`s Theory of Value(1959) or Arrow and Hahn`s General Competitive Analysis(1971).The methodology proposed in this monograph does not presume the existence of market equilibrium,accepts the inherent indeterminancy of nonparametric general equlibrium models,and offers effective algorithms for computing counterfactual equilibria in these models.It consists of several essays written over the last decade,some with colleagues or former graduate students,and an appendix by Charles Steinhorn on the elements of O-minimal structures,the mathematical framework for our analysis.
List of contents
Refutable Theories of Value.- Testable Restrictions on the Equilibrium Manifold.- Uniqueness, Stability, and Comparative Statics in Rationalizable Walrasian Markets.- The Nonparametric Approach to Applied Welfare Analysis.- Competition, Consumer Welfare, and the Social Cost of Monopoly.- Two Algorithms for Solving the Walrasian Equilibrium Inequalities.- Is Intertemporal Choice Theory Testable?.- Observable Restrictions of General Equilibrium Models with Financial Markets.- Approximate Generalizations and Computational Experiments.- Approximate Versus Exact Equilibria in Dynamic Economies.- Tame Topology and O-Minimal Structures.
Summary
This monograph presents a general equilibrium methodology for microeconomic policy analysis. It is intended to serve as an alternative to the now classical, axiomatic general equilibrium theory as exposited in Debreu`s Theory of Value (1959) or Arrow and Hahn`s General Competitive Analysis (1971). The monograph consists of several essays written over the last decade. It also contains an appendix by Charles Steinhorn on the elements of O-minimal structures.
