Econophysics of Income and Wealth Distributions

by Bikas K. Chakrabarti, Arnab Chatterjee, Satya R. Chakravarty, et al.

Book Overview

The distribution of wealth and income is never uniform, and philosophers and economists have tried for years to understand the reasons and formulate remedies for such inequalities. This book introduces the elegant and intriguing kinetic exchange models that physicists have developed to tackle these issues. This is the first monograph in econophysics focussed on the analyses and modelling of these distributions, and is ideal for physicists and economists...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107013445
• ISBN13: 9781107013445
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 9.8"