John Von Neumann and Modern Economics

Abstract

Part 1 Von Neumann's growth model in historical perspective: von Neumann and the existence theorem for general equilibrium, Kenneth J.Arrow von Neumann and Karl Menger's mathematical colloquium, Lionello F.Punzo. Part 2 Von Neumann's growth model - the central questions: John von Neumann's model of an expanding economy - an essay in interpretation, Sukhamoy Chakravarty the legacy of John von Neumann, Mohammed H.I.Dore a revisionist view of von Neumann's growth model, Paul A.Samuelson. Part 3 Von Neumann's growth model and dynamics: swinging along the Autostrada - cyclical fluctuations along the von Neumann ray, Richard M.Goodwin economics and thermodynamics, Andrew Brody. Part 4 Von Neumann's growth model and game theory: game theoretic growth - a numerical illustration, Mohammed H.I.Dore an equilibrium-point interpretation of the von Neumann-Morgenstern solution and a proposed alternative definition, John C.Harsanyi. Part 5 Von Neumann's growth model - retrospective and reformulation: von Neumann's economic model, Sidney N.Afriat John von Neumann's contributions to mathematical programming economics, Gerald L.Thompson.