Fuzzy set theory, which started not much more than 20 years ago as a generalization of classical set theory, has in the meantime evolved into an area which scientifically, as well as from the point of view of applications, is recognized as a very valuable contribution to the existing knowledge.
The investigation of special topics in systems dynamics -uncertain dynamic processes, viability theory, nonlinear dynamics in models for biomathematics, inverse problems in control systems theory-has become a major issue at the System and Decision Sciences Research Program of the International Insti- tute for Applied Systems Analysis.
The last decade has seen a steady increase in the application of concepts from noncooperative game theory to such diverse fields as economics, political science, law, operations research, biology and social psychology.
In the recent years, the study of cointegrated time seriesand the use of error correction models have become extremelypopular in the econometric literature.
A Silverman game is a two-person zero-sum game defined in terms of two sets S I and S II of positive numbers, and two parameters, the threshold T > 1 and the penalty v > 0.
This book is intended as a textbook for a first course in applied statistics for students of economics, public administration and business administration.
On February 20, 1978, the Department of Econometrics of the University of Tilburg organized a symposium on Convex Analysis and Mathematical th Economics to commemorate the 50 anniversary of the University.
In a wide number of economic problems the equilibrium values of the variables can be regarded as solutions of a parametrized constrained maximization problem.
This volume on the proceedings of a symposium on Resource Allocation and Division of Space represents a revised interest in the old problem of allocation and a fresh attack on the increasingly vital problem of space management.
Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.
Vom Verlag wurde ich beauftragt, einen Ersatzband für das seit längerer Zeit vergriffene und bei ihm in mehreren Auflagen erschienene Buch des verstorbenen A.
These notes are based on the material presented in a series of lec- tures in the IBM Systems Research Institute (ESRI) in Geneva durJng 1967-1969 to systems engineers working in the design and programming of computer systems for control and monitoring of i~nustrial proc- esses.
This volume is a compendium of papers presented during the NATO Workshop which took place in Capri, Italy, October 12-18, 1986 on the general subject of "e;Flow Control of Congested Networks: The Case of Data Processing and Transportation"e;, and of which we acted as co-chairmen.
Dieses Buch beschäftigt sich mit der Frage, welche Rolle Kollektivauseinandersetzungen zwischen Arbeitgebern und Gewerkschaften in einer Volkswirtschaft mit zentralisiertem Arbeitsmarkt spielen.
The author of this book, Igor' Vladimirovich Girsanov, was one of the first mathematicians to study general extremum problems and to realize the feasibility and desirability of a unified theory of extremal problems, based on a functional- analytic approach.
The years following World War II have witnessed an increasing interest in the effects of growth on trade, the patterns of international specialization, and the terms of trade.
This short monograph which presents a unified treatment of the theory of estimating an economic relationship from a time series of cross-sections, is based on my Ph.