Optimal Transport Methods in Economics
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Optimal Transport Methods in Economics
By (Author) Alfred Galichon
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
14th November 2016
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Economic theory and philosophy
Microeconomics
Linear programming
330.015195
Physical Properties
Hardback
184
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
454g
Description
Optimal Transport Methods in Economics is the first textbook on the subject written especially for students and researchers in economics. Optimal transport theory is used widely to solve problems in mathematics and some areas of the sciences, but it can also be used to understand a range of problems in applied economics, such as the matching betwee
Reviews
"As the author develops it, the theory is almost always very clear. The approach that Galichon has developed, based on linear programming, is receiving increased attention from economists and mathematicians in spite of its obvious complexity... [A] clear and succinct analysis and discussion."--Choice
Author Bio
Alfred Galichon holds joint appointments in the Department of Economics and the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University. He is on the editorial boards of the Review of Economic Studies and Economic Theory and is a research fellow at the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) and the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
