Category
page 1Mathematical economics
game theory
branch of mathematics focused on strategic decision making
operations research
discipline that deals with the application of advanced analytical methods to help make better decisions
mathematical economics
application of mathematical methods to represent theories and analyze problems in economics
St. Petersburg paradox
paradox involving a game with repeated coin flipping
social choice theory
academic discipline
contract theory
in economics, studies how economic actors can and do construct contractual arrangements, generally in the presence of asymmetric information
Slutsky equation
equation in economics
Karush–Kuhn–Tucker conditions
first-order necessary conditions for a solution in nonlinear programming to be optimal
median voter theorem
theorem in political science
transportation theory
the mathematical study of optimal transportation and allocation of resources
computational economics
interdisciplinary research discipline
shadow price
monetary value assigned to currently unknowable or difficult-to-calculate costs
social welfare function
function that ranks states of society according to their desirability
gravity model of trade
bilateral trade flow model
Ramsey problem
problem of setting prices by a public monopoly
all-pay auction
auction where every bidder pays regardless of whether they win the prize
Averch–Johnson effect

Social Choice and Individual Values
essay by Kenneth Arrow