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A fixed point theorem and existence of equilibrium for abstract economies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2009

Dong Il Rim  and
Won Kyu Kim
Dong Il Rim
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics and Mathematics EducationChungbuk National UniversityKorea
Won Kyu Kim
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics and Mathematics EducationChungbuk National UniversityKorea
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Abstract

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In this paper, we shall prove a generalisation of Himmelberg's fixed point theorem and as applications, the existence of equilibrium points for abstract economies given by preference correspondences and utility functions have been established.

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Research Article
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Bulletin of the Australian Mathematical Society , Volume 45 , Issue 3 , June 1992 , pp. 385 - 394
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Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1992

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