Arbeitspapier

The number of equilibria of smooth infinite economies

We construct an index theorem for smooth infinite economies that shows that generically the number of equilibria is odd. As a corollary, this gives a new proof of existence and gives conditions that guarantee global uniqueness of equilibria.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: Working Papers ; No. 2011-02

Classification
Wirtschaft
General Equilibrium and Disequilibrium: General
Exchange and Production Economies
Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty: General
Micro-Based Behavioral Economics: General‡
Subject
Uniqueness
determinacy
equilibria
infinite economy
Fredholm map
equilibrium manifold
index theorem
Z-Rothe vector field

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Covarrubias, Enrique
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Banco de México
(where)
Ciudad de México
(when)
2011

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Object type

  • Arbeitspapier

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  • Covarrubias, Enrique
  • Banco de México

Time of origin

  • 2011

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