Topological Methods in Walrasian Economics

In winter 71/72 I held a seminar on general equilibrium theory for a jOint group of students in mathematics and in econo­ mics at the university of Bonn , w.Germany1~ The economists , how­ ever , had a mathematical background well above the average • Most of the material treated in that seminar is described in these notes. The connection between smooth preferences and smooth demand functions [ see Debreu (1972) ] and regular economies based on agents with smooth preferences are not presente...