Mixed variational inequalities and economic equilibrium problems (Q1854124)

The authors consider the following mixed variational inequality problem (MVI): find a point \(x^*\in K\) such that \(\langle G(x^*), x-x^*\rangle +f(x)-f(x^*)\geq 0\) for all \(x\in K,\) where \(K\) is a box constrained set, \(f(x)=\sum_{i=1}^n f_i(x_i)\), and \(G:V\to {\mathbb R}^n\), with \(K\subseteq V\subseteq {\mathbb R}^n_+.\) The function \(G\) is assumed to be continuous on \(V\), and the functions \(f_i:{\mathbb R}_+\to {\mathbb R}\) are supposed to be convex continuous for every \(i=1,\dots,n.\) They give new existence and uniqueness results for the general MVI, by weakening the monotonicity conditions usually assumed on \(G\) and strengthening the convexity properties of \(f\), in order to apply them to the Walrasian equilibrium problem and to the oligopolistic equilibrium problem.