Variants in Economic Theory: Selected Works of Hal R. Varian

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Edward Elgar Publishing, Feb 24, 2000 - Business & Economics - 377 pages
Hal Varian, in the course of a long and distinguished career, has made a seminal contribution to many branches of economics. His pathbreaking work on the development of economic theory, finance, industrial organization and econometrics is represented in t
 

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BIOGRAPHICAL REFLECTIONS
1
EQUITY ENVY AND EFFICIENCY
9
TWO PROBLEMS IN THE THEORY OF FAIRNESS
37
CATASTROPHE THEORY AND THE BUSINESS CYCLE
49
NONWALRASIAN EQUILIBRIA
65
A REMARK ON BOUNDARY RESTRICTIONS IN THE GLOBAL NEWTON METHOD
84
THE NONPARAMETRIC APPROACH TO DEMAND ANALYSIS
88
THE NONPARAMETRIC APPROACH TO PRODUCTION ANALYSIS
123
PRICE DISCRIMINATION AND SOCIAL WELFARE
202
DIVERGENCE OF OPINION IN COMPLETE MARKETS A NOTE
212
DIFFERENCES OF OPINION AND THE VOLUME OF TRADE
223
ESTIMATING RISK AVERSION FROM ARROWDEBREU PORTFOLIO CHOICE
258
SEQUENTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO PUBLIC GOODS
266
A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM OF EXTERNALITIES WHEN AGENTS ARE WELLINFORMED
290
ECONOMIC INCENTIVES IN SOFTWARE DESIGN
314
PRICING CONGESTIBLE NETWORK RESOURCES
332

A BAYESIAN APPROACH TO REAL ESTATE ASSESSMENT
144
NONPARAMETRIC ANALYSIS OF OPTIMIZING BEHAVIOR WITH MEASUREMENT ERROR
155
GOODNESSOFFIT IN OPTIMIZING MODELS
171
A MODEL OF SALES
187
WHAT USE IS ECONOMIC THEORY?
352
HOW TO BUILD AN ECONOMIC MODEL IN YOUR SPARE TIME
361
INDEX
375
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Hal R. Varian, Dean, School of Information Management and Systems, University of California, Berkeley, US

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