The economics of search /

McCall, Brian Patrick

The economics of search / Brian P. McCall and John J. McCall - London ; New York : Routledge, 2008 - xxii, 551 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Routledge advances in experimental and computable economics .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [506]-539) and index.

Mathematical methods -- The history and evolution of sequential analysis -- The basic sequential search model and its ramifications -- Estimation methods for duration models -- Unemployment, unemployment insurance and sequential job search -- Job search in a dynamic economy -- Expected utility maximizing job search -- Multi-armed bandits and their economic applications -- A sample of early response to Diamond's paradox and Rothschild's complaint -- Equilibrium search after the Diamond-Mortensen-Pissarides breakthrough -- Structural estimation methods -- The ubiquity of search -- Topics for further inquiry.

0415299926 (hbk.) 9780415299923 (hbk.)

2007022716


Economics--Mathematical models.
Search theory.

HB135 / M122E 2008

Powered by Koha