Optimization and chaos /

The book begins with an introduction to some of the basic concepts and results on chaotic dynamical systems. Next it turns to a detailed self-contained summary of the literature on discounted dynamic optimization. The first two chapters are of particular pedagogical interest. The volume also brings...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Majumdar, Mukul, 1944- (Editor), Mitra, Tapan, 1948- (Editor), Nishimura, Kazuo, 1946- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin : Springer, [2000]
Series:Studies in economic theory (Berlin, Germany) ; 11.
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Summary:The book begins with an introduction to some of the basic concepts and results on chaotic dynamical systems. Next it turns to a detailed self-contained summary of the literature on discounted dynamic optimization. The first two chapters are of particular pedagogical interest. The volume also brings together a number of outstanding advanced research papers on complex behavior of dynamic economic models. These make it clear that complexity cannot be dismissed as "exceptional" or "pathological" and, for explanation and prediction of economic variables, it is imperative to develop models with special structures suggested by empirical studies. Graduate students in economics will find the book valuable for an introduction to optimization and chaos. Specialists will find new directions to explore themes like robustness of chaotic behavior and the role of discounting in generating cycles and complexity.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 454 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9783662040607
3662040603