Herbert E. Scarf
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First Name: Herbert
Middle Name: E.
Last Name: Scarf
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(in no particular order)Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics
Location: New Haven, Connecticut (United States)
Yale University
Homepage: http://cowles.econ.yale.edu/
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Phone: (203) 432-3702
Fax: (203) 432-6167
Postal: PO Box 8281, New Haven CT, 06520-8281
Handle: RePEc:edi:cowleus (more details at EDIRC)Economics Department
Location: New Haven, Connecticut (United States)
Yale University
Homepage: http://www.econ.yale.edu/
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Phone: (203) 432-3576
Fax: (203) 432-5779
Postal: PO Box 8268, New Haven CT 06520-8268
Handle: RePEc:edi:edyalus (more details at EDIRC)
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This author is featured on the following reading lists, publication compilations or Wikipedia entries:- Herbert Scarf in Wikipedia (German)
Works
Working papers
- M.J. Todd & A. Fostel & H.E. Scarf, 2004.
"Two New Proofs of Afriat's Theorem,"
Econometric Society 2004 North American Summer Meetings
632, Econometric Society.
- A. Fostel & H. Scarf & M. Todd, 2004. "Two new proofs of Afriat’s theorem," Economic Theory, Springer, vol. 24(1), pages 211-219, 07.
- Anna Fostel & Herbert E. Scarf & Michael J. Todd, 2003. "Two New Proofs of Afriat's Theorem," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 1415, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
- Herbert E. Scarf & Ana Fostel & Michael J. Todd, 2004. "Two New Proofs of Afriat's Theorem," Yale School of Management Working Papers ysm377, Yale School of Management.
- Herbert E. Scarf & Kevin M. Woods, 2004. "Neighborhood Complexes and Generating Functions for Affine Semigroups," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 1458, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
- Herbert E. Scarf & Wilson, Charles A. Wilson, 2003. "Uniqueness of Equilibrium in the Multi-Country Ricardo Model," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 1431, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
- William C. Brainard & Herbert E. Scarf, 2000. "How to Compute Equilibrium Prices in 1891," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 1272, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
- Herbert E. Scarf, 2000.
"Optimal Inventory Policies When Sales Are Discretionary,"
Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers
1270, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
- Scarf, Herbert E., 2005. "Optimal inventory policies when sales are discretionary," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 93(1), pages 111-119, January.
- Imre Barany & Herbert E. Scarf, 1996. "Matrices with Identical Sets of Neighbors," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 1127, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
- Herbert E. Scarf, 1994.
"The Allocation of Resources in the Presence of Indivisibilities,"
Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers
1068, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
- Herbert Scarf, 1994. "The Allocation of Resources in the Presence of Indivisibilities," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 8(4), pages 111-128, Fall.
- Imre Barany & Herbert E. Scarf & David F. Shallcross, 1994. "The Topological Structure of Maximal Lattice Free Convex Bodies: The General Case," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 1087, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
- Imre Barany & Roger Howe & Herbert E. Scarf, 1992. "The Complex of Maximal Lattice Free Simplices," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 1032, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
- Herbert E. Scarf, 1992. "Tjalling Charles Koopmans (August 28, 1910-February 26, 1985)," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 1029, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
- William Cook & Thomas Rutherford & Herbert E. Scarf & David F. Shallcross, 1991. "An Implementation of the Generalized Basis Reduction Algorithm for Integer Programming," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 990, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
- Herbert E. Scarf, 1991. "Economic Equilibrium and Soviet Economic Reform," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 969, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
- Herbert E. Scarf & Shallcross, David F., 1991. "Shortest Integer Vectors," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 965, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
- Herbert E. Scarf & Shallcross, David F., 1990. "The Frobenius Problem and Maximal Lattice Free Bodies," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 945, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
- Herbert E. Scarf & Laszlo Lovasz, 1990. "The Generalized Basis Reduction Algorithm," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 946, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
- Herbert E. Scarf, 1989. "Mathematical Programming and Economic Theory," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 930, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
- Herbert E. Scarf & R. Kannan & Laszlo Lovasz, 1988. "The Shapes of Polyhedra," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 883, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
- Herbert E. Scarf, 1984.
"Neighborhood Systems for Production Sets with Indivisibilities,"
Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers
728, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
- Scarf, Herbert E, 1986. "Neighborhood Systems for Production Sets with Indivisibilities," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 54(3), pages 507-32, May.
- Herbert E. Scarf, 1982. "Integral Polyhedra in Three Spaces," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 632, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
- Herbert E. Scarf, 1979. "Production Sets with Indivisibilities: Generalities and the Case of Two Variables," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 526, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
- Herbert E. Scarf, 1977.
"The Computation of Equilibrium Prices: An Exposition,"
Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers
473, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
- Scarf, Herbert E., 1993. "The computation of equilibrium prices: An exposition," Handbook of Mathematical Economics, in: K. J. Arrow & M.D. Intriligator (ed.), Handbook of Mathematical Economics, edition 4, volume 2, chapter 21, pages 1007-1061 Elsevier.
- Herbert E. Scarf, 1977. "An Observation on the Structure of Production Sets with Indivisibilities," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 453, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
- B. Curtis Eaves & Herbert E. Scarf, 1975. "The Solution of Systems of Piecewise Linear Equations," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 390, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
- Herbert E. Scarf, 1970.
"On the Existence of a Cooperative Solution for a General Class of N-Person Games,"
Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers
293, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
- Scarf, Herbert E., 1971. "On the existence of a coopertive solution for a general class of N-person games," Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier, vol. 3(2), pages 169-181, June.
- Terje Hensen & Herbert E. Scarf, 1969. "On The Applications of a Recent Combinatorial Algorithm," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 272, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
- Herbert E. Scarf, 1969. "An Example of an Algorithm for Calculating General Equilibrium," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 276, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
- Herbert E. Scarf, 1967. "The Approximation of Fixed Points of a Continuous Mapping," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 216R, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
- Herbert E. Scarf, 1967. "On the Computation of Equilibrium Prices," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 232, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
- Herbert E. Scarf, 1966. "An Algorithm for a Class of Nonconvex Programming Problems," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 211, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
- Herbert E. Scarf, 1965. "The Core of an N Person Game," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 182R, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
- Herbert E. Scarf, 1959. "Some Examples of Global Instability of the Competitive Equilibrium," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 79, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
Articles
- Scarf, Herbert, 2009. "My introduction to top-trading cycles," Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier, vol. 66(2), pages 630-631, July.
- Scarf, Herbert E., 2005.
"Optimal inventory policies when sales are discretionary,"
International Journal of Production Economics,
Elsevier, vol. 93(1), pages 111-119, January.
- Herbert E. Scarf, 2000. "Optimal Inventory Policies When Sales Are Discretionary," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 1270, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
- William C. Brainard & Herbert E. Scarf, 2005. "Brainard and Scarf on Equilibrium Prices," American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 64(1), pages 57-83, 01.
- A. Fostel & H. Scarf & M. Todd, 2004.
"Two new proofs of Afriat’s theorem,"
Economic Theory,
Springer, vol. 24(1), pages 211-219, 07.
- M.J. Todd & A. Fostel & H.E. Scarf, 2004. "Two New Proofs of Afriat's Theorem," Econometric Society 2004 North American Summer Meetings 632, Econometric Society.
- Anna Fostel & Herbert E. Scarf & Michael J. Todd, 2003. "Two New Proofs of Afriat's Theorem," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 1415, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
- Herbert E. Scarf & Ana Fostel & Michael J. Todd, 2004. "Two New Proofs of Afriat's Theorem," Yale School of Management Working Papers ysm377, Yale School of Management.
- Herbert Scarf, 2004. "Comments on "Optimal Policies for a Multi-Echelon Inventory Problem"," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 50(12_supple), pages 1791-1793, December.
- Herbert Scarf, 1994.
"The Allocation of Resources in the Presence of Indivisibilities,"
Journal of Economic Perspectives,
American Economic Association, vol. 8(4), pages 111-128, Fall.
- Herbert E. Scarf, 1994. "The Allocation of Resources in the Presence of Indivisibilities," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 1068, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
- Scarf, Herbert E, 1986.
"Neighborhood Systems for Production Sets with Indivisibilities,"
Econometrica,
Econometric Society, vol. 54(3), pages 507-32, May.
- Herbert E. Scarf, 1984. "Neighborhood Systems for Production Sets with Indivisibilities," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 728, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
- Scarf, Herbert E, 1981. "Production Sets with Indivisibilities-Part II: The Case of Two Activities," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 49(2), pages 395-423, March.
- Scarf, Herbert E, 1981. "Production Sets with Indivisibilities-Part I: Generalities," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 49(1), pages 1-32, January.
- Scarf, Herbert, 1981. "Comment on: "On the Stability of Competitive Equilibrium and the Patterns of Initial Holdings: An Example"," International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association, vol. 22(2), pages 469-70, June.
- Shapley, Lloyd & Scarf, Herbert, 1974. "On cores and indivisibility," Journal of Mathematical Economics, Elsevier, vol. 1(1), pages 23-37, March.
- Scarf, Herbert E., 1971.
"On the existence of a coopertive solution for a general class of N-person games,"
Journal of Economic Theory,
Elsevier, vol. 3(2), pages 169-181, June.
- Herbert E. Scarf, 1970. "On the Existence of a Cooperative Solution for a General Class of N-Person Games," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 293, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
- Scarf, Herbert, 1969. "An Example of an Algorithm for Calculating General Equilibrium Prices," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 59(4), pages 669-77, Part I Se.
- Andrew J. Clark & Herbert Scarf, 1960.
"Optimal Policies for a Multi-Echelon Inventory Problem,"
Management Science,
INFORMS, vol. 6(4), pages 475-490, July.
- Andrew J. Clark & Herbert Scarf, 2004. "Optimal Policies for a Multi-Echelon Inventory Problem," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 50(12_supple), pages 1782-1790, December.
Chapters
- Scarf, Herbert E., 1993.
"The computation of equilibrium prices: An exposition,"
Handbook of Mathematical Economics,
in: K. J. Arrow & M.D. Intriligator (ed.), Handbook of Mathematical Economics, edition 4, volume 2, chapter 21, pages 1007-1061
Elsevier.
- Herbert E. Scarf, 1977. "The Computation of Equilibrium Prices: An Exposition," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 473, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
Books
- Scarf,Herbert E. & Shoven,John B., 2008. "Applied General Equilibrium Analysis," Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press, number 9780521070935.
NEP Fields
5 papers by this author were announced in NEP, and specifically in the following field reports (number of papers):- No paper was announced in a field specific NEP report
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Most cited item
- Shapley, Lloyd & Scarf, Herbert, 1974. "On cores and indivisibility," Journal of Mathematical Economics, Elsevier, vol. 1(1), pages 23-37, March.
Most downloaded item (past 12 months)
- Scarf, Herbert, 2009. "My introduction to top-trading cycles," Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier, vol. 66(2), pages 630-631, July.
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