Yves Balasko
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Yves Balasko was born in Paris on August 9, 1945 from a Hungarian father and a French mother. After studying mathematics at Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris, his interests switched to economic theory. He then went for six years at Electricite de France where he was involved in the application of the theory of marginal cost pricing to electricity pricing. While at Electricite de France, he proved his first results on the structure of the equilibrium manifold in the theory of general equilibrium. After completing his dissertation on the "Economic equilibrium from the differential point of view," he had positions at the Universities of Paris XII, Paris I, and Geneva. He currently holds a position at The University of York.
He is a Fellow of the Econometric Society since 1980.
In mathematical economics
, Balasko has worked on general equilibrium theory, the overlapping-generations model and the theory of incomplete asset markets. In his research, Balasko uses topology
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He is a Fellow of the Econometric Society since 1980.
In mathematical economics
Mathematical economics
Mathematical economics is the application of mathematical methods to represent economic theories and analyze problems posed in economics. It allows formulation and derivation of key relationships in a theory with clarity, generality, rigor, and simplicity...
, Balasko has worked on general equilibrium theory, the overlapping-generations model and the theory of incomplete asset markets. In his research, Balasko uses topology
Differential topology
In mathematics, differential topology is the field dealing with differentiable functions on differentiable manifolds. It is closely related to differential geometry and together they make up the geometric theory of differentiable manifolds.- Description :...
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Books
- Foundations of the Theory of General Equilibrium, 1988, ISBN 0-12-076975-1.
- The Equilibrium Manifold: Postmodern Developments in the Theory of General Economic Equilibrium , 2009, ISBN 978-0262026543