Yves Balasko

Gérard Debreu, Yves Balasko and Edmond Malinvaud at Oberwolfach, circa 1977

Yves Balasko was born in Paris on August 9, 1945 from a Hungarian father and a French mother. After studying mathematics at Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris, his interests switched to economic theory. He then went for six years at Electricite de France where he was involved in the application of the theory of marginal cost pricing to electricity pricing. While at Electricite de France, he proved his first results on the structure of the equilibrium manifold in the theory of general equilibrium. After completing his dissertation on the "Economic equilibrium from the differential point of view," he had positions at the Universities of Paris XII, Paris I, and Geneva. He currently holds a position at The University of York.

He is a Fellow of the Econometric Society since 1980.

In mathematical economics, Balasko has worked on general equilibrium theory, the overlapping-generations model and the theory of incomplete asset markets. In his research, Balasko uses topology.

Books

• Foundations of the Theory of General Equilibrium, 1988, ISBN 0-12-076975-1.
• The Equilibrium Manifold: Postmodern Developments in the Theory of General Economic Equilibrium , 2009, ISBN 978-0262026543

External links

• Yves Balasko's personal webpage