Title :
A Nonlinear Cobweb Model
Author :
Wang, Xiyun ; Wang, Lei ; Li, Xianfeng
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Humanity & Social Sci., Beijing Inst. of Petrochem. Technol., Beijing, China
Abstract :
The stabilities of cobweb models play an important role in economics. For investigating the global stability of two nonlinear cobweb models, we established some results on the stability of a first-order nonlinear difference equation for all initial values in an interval. We applied these results to the cobweb models studied in this paper. The equilibrium of one of the models is global stability if it is locally stable. The conditions of stability of the other model were given. In conclusion, the two cobweb models are globally stable under some conditions and these models can be used in research practice.
Keywords :
economics; pricing; economics; first-order nonlinear difference equation; global stability; nonlinear cobweb model; Biological system modeling; Difference equations; Economics; Educational institutions; Mathematical model; Numerical stability; Stability analysis; cobweb models; difference equations; global attractivity;
Conference_Titel :
Knowledge Acquisition and Modeling (KAM), 2011 Fourth International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Sanya
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1788-8
DOI :
10.1109/KAM.2011.33