Information theoretic approaches in economics
J Yang - Journal of Economic Surveys, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Economics has seen a recent rise in interest in information theory as an alternative
framework to the conventional notion of equilibrium as a fixed state, such as Walrasian …
framework to the conventional notion of equilibrium as a fixed state, such as Walrasian …
The double power law in income distribution: Explanations and evidence
AA Toda - Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2012 - Elsevier
Conditional on education and experience, the distribution of personal labor income appears
to be double Pareto, a distribution that obeys the power law in both the upper and lower …
to be double Pareto, a distribution that obeys the power law in both the upper and lower …
Discrete approximations of continuous distributions by maximum entropy
In numerically implementing the optimization of an expected value in many economic
models, it is often necessary to approximate a given continuous probability distribution by a …
models, it is often necessary to approximate a given continuous probability distribution by a …
Income dynamics with a stationary double Pareto distribution
AA Toda - Physical Review E—Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft …, 2011 - APS
Once controlled for the trend, the distribution of personal income appears to be double
Pareto, a distribution that obeys the power law exactly in both the upper and the lower tails. I …
Pareto, a distribution that obeys the power law exactly in both the upper and the lower tails. I …
A quantal response statistical equilibrium model of induced technical change in an interactive factor market: Firm-level evidence in the EU economies
J Yang - Entropy, 2018 - mdpi.com
This paper studies the pattern of technical change at the firm level by applying and
extending the Quantal Response Statistical Equilibrium model (QRSE). The model assumes …
extending the Quantal Response Statistical Equilibrium model (QRSE). The model assumes …
Model reconstruction for moment-based stochastic chemical kinetics
A Andreychenko, L Mikeev, V Wolf - ACM Transactions on Modeling and …, 2015 - dl.acm.org
Based on the theory of stochastic chemical kinetics, the inherent randomness of biochemical
reaction networks can be described by discrete-state continuous-time Markov chains …
reaction networks can be described by discrete-state continuous-time Markov chains …
Back to the future: economic self-organisation and maximum entropy prediction
S Barde - Computational Economics, 2015 - Springer
This paper shows that signal restoration methodology is appropriate for predicting the
equilibrium state of certain economic systems. A formal justification for this is provided by …
equilibrium state of certain economic systems. A formal justification for this is provided by …
An entropic framework for modeling economies
We develop an information-theoretic framework for economic modeling. This framework is
based on principles of entropic inference that are designed for reasoning on the basis of …
based on principles of entropic inference that are designed for reasoning on the basis of …
Discretizing distributions with exact moments: Error estimate and convergence analysis
The maximum entropy principle is a powerful tool for solving underdetermined inverse
problems. This paper considers the problem of discretizing a continuous distribution, which …
problems. This paper considers the problem of discretizing a continuous distribution, which …
Information‐theoretic model of induced technical change: Theory and empirics
J Yang - Metroeconomica, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The paper develops an information‐theoretic model of induced technical change where
payoff‐maximizing agents are exposed to a positive degree of uncertainty when adopting …
payoff‐maximizing agents are exposed to a positive degree of uncertainty when adopting …