Non-Concave Programming and Differential Games in Dynamic Resource Allocation Models (Nash Equilibrium, Economic Growth)

The thesis is comprised of two separate essays. The first, entitled "One-Sector Non-Classical Optimal Growth," considers a normative model of an aggregated economy where the objective of the central planner is the maximization of the (infinite-horizon) sum of discounted utilities subject to a convex-concave production function. The second essay, entitled "A Complete Characterization of Nash Equilibria in a Dynamic Resource Allocation Model," considers two agents, each trying to maximize the sum of his own discounted utilities subject to the common natural growth function of the resource.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Economics

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Amir, Rabah

• Economics, Theory

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8511574

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/70755