1. Introduction -- 1. Scope of the book -- 2. Outline of the book -- 3. Relevance of dynamic theories of the firm -- 4. Origins of dynamic theories of the firm -- 5. Nature of the theory of the firm and of this book -- 6. Summary -- 2. A Survey of Dynamic Theories of the Firm -- 1. Introduction...

I: The General Model -- I.1. Formulation of the General Model -- I.2. Equilibrium -- I.3. Existence of Equilibria -- I.4. The Set of Equilibria and Relative Pareto Optima -- I.5. First Best Pareto Optima -- II: The Three Commodity Model with Growth of Population -- II.1. Formulation of the Model...

1. General Introduction -- 1.1. Informal description of games and game theory -- 1.2. Dynamic programming -- 1.3. Subgame perfect equilibria -- 1.4. Sequential equilibria and perfect equilibria -- 1.5. Perfect equilibria and proper equilibria -- 1.6. Essential equilibria and regular equilibria...

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I: A Brief Review of the Literature on the Relation between Growth and Distribution -- II: An Equilibrium Model of Income Distribution -- II.1 Introduction -- II.2 An Equilibrium Model of Income Distribution -- II.3 The Solution Matrix -- II.4 Assumptions of the Model -- III: An Application to...

1 Introduction -- 2 The Notion of State -- 3 Time-invariant Linear Dynamics -- 3.1 Continuous time systems -- 3.2 Inverse systems -- 3.3 Discrete-time sequences -- 4 Time Series Representation -- 5 Equivalence of ARMA and State Space Models -- 5.1 AR models -- 5.2 MA models -- 5.3 ARMA models --...

1. An Introduction to Redundancy -- 1.1 Redundancy -- 1.2 Causes of Redundancy -- 1.3 Consequences of Redundancy -- 1.4 Dealing with Redundancy -- 1.5 A Survey of the Literature -- 1.6 Objective and Plan of the Study -- 2. Mathematical Foundations and Notation -- 2.1 Notation -- 2.2 Terminology...

I: Organization: Micro and Macro -- Production Functions in the Analysis of Organizational Structure -- Revenue Maximization and Optimal Capital Policies of a Regulated Firm -- The Characteristics of Japanese Enterprises and their Financing -- Public Management: Does it Exist? How do you do it?...