Suchergebnisse

The purpose and problems for equilibrium models -- Equilibrium models and explanation -- Equilibrium attainment vs. equilibrium necessities -- Does general equilibrium attainment imply universal maximization? -- Time and knowledge matters : general equilibrium attainment -- Equilibrium concepts and critiques : two cultures -- The limits of equilibrium models -- Recognizing knowledge in equilibrium models -- Limits of equilibrium methodology an educational dialogue -- Equilibrium models vs. realistic understanding -- Macroeconomic equilibrium model building and the stability problem -- Equilibrium models intended to overcome limits -- Equilibrium models vs. evolutionary economic models -- Equilibrium models vs. complexity economics -- Building models of price dynamics -- Building models of non-clearing markets -- Building models of learning and the equilibrium process -- Bibliography -- Names index -- Subject index

In order to understand the various strands of general equilibrium theory, why it has taken the forms that it has since the time of Leon Walras, and to appreciate fully a view of the present state of general equilibrium theorizing, it is essential to understand Walras's work and examine its influence. The first section of the book accordingly examines the foundations of Walras's work. These include his philosophical and methodological approach to economic modeling, his views on human nature, and the basic components of his general equilibrium models. The second section examines how the influence of his ideas has been manifested in the theorizing of his successors, surveying the models of theorists such as H. L. Moore, Vilfredo Pareto, Knut Wicksell, Gustav Cassel, Abraham Wald, John von Neumann, J. R. Hicks, Kenneth Arrow, and Gerard Debreu. The treatment also examines recent models of many types in which Walras's influence is explicitly acknowledged.