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Scalar and Vector Generalized Convexity

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The interest in the properties of convexity and concavity can be found in some very general economic principles such as the law of decreasing increments, the diversification of preferences and production processes and the theory of rational behaviour towards risk.

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  1. University “L.Bocconi”, Via Sarfatti 25, Milano, Italy

    E. Castagnoli

  2. Mathematical Institute, Univ. of Verona, Verona, Italy

    P. Mazzoleni

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  1. Centre de Recherches Mathématiques, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, Succ.A, H3C 3J7, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

    F. H. Clarke

  2. Department of Applied Mathematics, Leningrad State University, Staryi Peterhof, 198904, Leningrad, USSR

    V. F. Dem’yanov

  3. Dipartimento di Mathematica, Universitá di Pisa, Via F. Buonarroti 2, 56100, Pisa, Italy

    F. Giannessi

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Castagnoli, E., Mazzoleni, P. (1989). Scalar and Vector Generalized Convexity. In: Clarke, F.H., Dem’yanov, V.F., Giannessi, F. (eds) Nonsmooth Optimization and Related Topics. Ettore Majorana International Science Series, vol 43. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-6019-4_1

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