...... there are games in which the player who in theory can always win cannot do so in practice because it is impossible to supply him with effective instructions regarding how he should play in order to win. Rabin, 1957. The above is a statement of the first important result in what I have...

K Vela Velupillai has made significant contributions to various fields within economics, such as computability theory, economic dynamics and macroeconomic theory and policy. This title includes essays in his honour which reflects the respect with which he's rightly held