Understanding Economic Equilibrium

Preface

This book was a joint effort, in the truest sense of the words, between myself and my coauthor, Tom Cunningham. Throughout our four-year acquaintance I found his ideas inspiring and he found my ability to communicate them a compliment to those ideas. I was delighted when he agreed to my suggestion that we write a book together. We were looking forward to its publication and planned to celebrate the event as one would expect coauthors to do. Unfortunately, on December 27, 2020, Tom died unexpectedly, approximately five months before the book was scheduled to be published. While I am delighted that our book is now available, the occasion of its publication is bittersweet without Tom here to enjoy it with me.

I first met Tom Cunningham in ...