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1、ThispageintentihhonallyleftblankComputationandComplexityinEconomicBehaviorandOrganizationThisbookpresentsamodelofcomputingandameasureofcomputationalcom-plexitythatareintendedtofacilitatetheanalysisofcomputationsperformedbypeople,machines,oramixedsystemofpeopleandmachines.Themodelisdesigne
2、dtoapplydirectlytomodelsofeconomictheory,whichtypicallyin-volvecontinuousvariablesandsmoothfunctions,withoutrequiringananaly-sisofapproximations.Themodelpermitsananalysisofthefeasibilityandcomplexityofthecalculationsrequiredofeconomicagentsinorderforthemtoarriveattheirdecisions.Thetreatme
3、ntcontainsapplicationsofthemodeltogametheoryandeconomics,includingacomparisonofthecomplexitiesofdifferentsolutionconceptsincertainbargaininggames,tothetrade-offbetweencommunicationandcomputationinanexampleofanEdgeworthBoxeconomy,andtoproblemsofeconomicorganization.KennethR.MountisEmeritus
4、ProfessorofMathematicsatNorthwesternUniversity,wherehehasspent40yearsonthefaculty.ProfessorMountre-ceivedtheE.LeroyHallAwardforexcellenceinteachingatNorthwestern,andhealsoservedasavisitingprofessorandresearcherinFranceandArgentina.ProfessorMount’sarticlesandcoauthoredarticleshaveappearedi
5、nleadingrefereedpublicationssuchastheJournalofMathematicalEconomics,Ad-vancesinMathematics,ProceedingsoftheAmericanMathematicalSociety,Econometrica,JournalofComplexity,andEconomicTheory.HisprofessionalresearchhasbeensupportedbytheNationalScienceFoundation,NATO,andUNESCO.StanleyReiterisMor
6、risonProfessorofEconomicsandMathematicsintheWeinbergCollegeofArtsandSciencesandMorrisonProfessorofManagerialEconomicsandDecisionsSciencesintheKelloggSchoolofManagement,NorthwesternUniversity,wherehedirectstheCenterforMathematicalStudiesinEconomicsandManagementScience.HepreviouslyservedasK
7、rannertProfessorofEconomicsandMathematicsatPurdueUniversity.AFellowoftheAmericanAcademyfortheAdvancementofScience,theAmericanAcademyofArtsandSciences,theGuggenheimFoundation,andtheEconometricSociety,ProfessorReiteristheeditorofStudiesinMathe-maticalEconomics(1987),c
