Mathematical Psychics
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Mathematical Psychics is Francis Ysidro Edgeworth’s influential 1881 treatise that applies mathematical methods to economics and utility theory, laying early foundations for modern microeconomics and game theory.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mathematical Psychics canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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treatise ⓘ |
| author | Francis Ysidro Edgeworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| field |
decision theory
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economics ⓘ game theory ⓘ mathematical economics ⓘ microeconomics ⓘ utility theory ⓘ welfare economics ⓘ |
| genre | academic monograph ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
Edgeworth box
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contract curve ⓘ core of an economy ⓘ indeterminacy of contract ⓘ utilitarian social welfare function ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early formalization of utility and indifference
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early systematic use of mathematics in economics ⓘ foundation for the Edgeworth box representation of exchange ⓘ precursor of cooperative game theory ⓘ |
| influenced |
expected utility theory
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game theory ⓘ general equilibrium theory ⓘ modern microeconomics ⓘ welfare economics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
bargaining
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contract theory ⓘ economic equilibrium ⓘ exchange economy ⓘ indifference curves ⓘ utilitarian ethics ⓘ utility maximization ⓘ welfare comparisons ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1881 ⓘ |
| relatedPerson |
Leon Walras
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Vilfredo Pareto NERFINISHED ⓘ William Stanley Jevons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
marginalism
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neoclassical economics NERFINISHED ⓘ utilitarianism ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Theory of Political Economy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | scholarly commentary in history of economic thought ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
calculus
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mathematics ⓘ probability theory ⓘ |
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