Alan P. Kirman is currently Professor at the Universite d'Aix-Marseille III, France, and has previously been Professor of Economics in Italy, UK, Belgium and the US. He has written books on mathematical economics, general equilibrium, trade theory, social choice and the history of economic thought and has had many articles published in the leading economics journals. He is a Fellow of the Econometric Society, was awarded the Humbolt prize in Germany and has been elected member of the Institute Universitair de France.