Developments of control theory for economic analysis / edited by Carlo Carraro and Domenico Sartore.

Preface / G. Castellani / Introduction / C. Carrara and D. Sartore, xi -- Part I: Introduction to control theory: methods and algorithms, 3 -- 1. Developments of Control Theory in Macroeconomics / G. C. Chow, 3 -- 2. Linear Controllability: Results and Open Questions / R. Conti, 21 -- 3. A System Theoretic Approach to the Theory of Economic Policy / M. L. Petit, 31 -- 4. Software for Economic Optimal Control Models / D. Kendrick, 47 -- Part II: Recent developments of control theory: objective function specification, 63 -- 5. Interactive Vector Optimization as a Complement to Optimal Control in Econometric Decision Models / J. Gruber, 63 -- 6. Risk Reduction and the Robustness of Economic Policies / A. S. Brandsma, 83 -- 7. Optimal Economic Policies under a Crawling-Peg Exchange / H. M. Amman and H. Jager, 105 -- 8. Some Remarks on Forward Programming / J. Eppers and M. Leserer, 127 -- 9. Utility and Uncertainty in Intertemporal Choice / A. Montesano, 135 -- 10. Gradient Methods for FIML Estimation of Econometric Models / G. Calzolari and L. Panattoni, 143 -- Part III: Recent developments of control theory: a game theoretic approach, 157 -- 11. Methods for the Simultaneous Use of Multiple Models in Optimal Policy Design / B. Rustem, 157 -- 12. Optimal Policy Design in Interdependent Economies / A. J. Hughes Hallett, 187 -- 13. Hierarchical Games for Macroeconomic Policy Analysis / C. Carraro, 215 -- 14. A Dynamic and Stochastic Model of Price Leadership / P. Fanchon, E. Rifkin and J. K. Sengupta, 239 -- 15. Quality and Reputation Policies of Duopolists under Asymmetric Information / K. Conrad, 261 -- Part IV: Economic and econometric analysis by control methods, 279 -- 16. A System Approach to Insurance Company Management / C. Tapiero, 279 -- 17. Capital Theoretics, Business Cycles and Feedback Policy: An Experiment in Macroeconomic Control / J. H. Gapinski, 305 -- 18. Exogeneity and Control / J. F. Richard, 327.