Microeconomics and operations research: Their interactions and differences

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   Kenneth Arrow

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[Note: This lecture was given on March 4, 2014 on the occasion of my being designated, “Stanford Engineering Hero.”]

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Arrow, K. Microeconomics and operations research: Their interactions and differences. Inf Syst Front 17, 3–9 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-014-9539-9

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• Published: 21 October 2014

• Issue Date: February 2015

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-014-9539-9

Keywords

• Operation Research
• General Equilibrium
• Mathematics Department
• Optimal Control Theory
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