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A real function f defined on a convex subset C of a linear space E is said to be quasi-concave if
A function g is said to be quasi-convex if – g is quasi-concave. Concave functions are quasi-concave, convex functions are quasi-convex.
This chapter was originally published in The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd edition, 2008. Edited by Steven N. Durlauf and Lawrence E. Blume
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Crouzeix, JP. (2008). Quasi-Concavity. In: The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95121-5_1863-2
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