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Maximal elements of Acyclic Relations on Compact Sets
Journal of Economic Theory (1975)
  • Ted Bergstrom, University of California, Santa Barbara
Abstract

This paper proves that a continuous acyclic relation takes a maximal element on any compact set.

Keywords
  • acyclic relations,
  • maximal elements
Disciplines
Publication Date
June, 1975
Citation Information
Ted Bergstrom. "Maximal elements of Acyclic Relations on Compact Sets" Journal of Economic Theory Vol. 10 Iss. 3 (1975)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/ted_bergstrom/71/