Continuum models in wealth distribution

  • Giuseppe Toscani

    Università di Pavia, Italy

Abstract

We present and discuss the main analogies between continuum mechanics and the laws of an evolving economy. A sound basis for these connections is kinetic theory, which provides both mathematical and physical arguments to build up efficient mathematical models.

Cite this article

Giuseppe Toscani, Continuum models in wealth distribution. Atti Accad. Naz. Lincei Cl. Sci. Fis. Mat. Natur. 28 (2017), no. 3, pp. 451–461

DOI 10.4171/RLM/770