Topkis's Theorem

Topkis's Theorem

Topkis's Theorem states that if "f" is supermodular in "(x,θ)", and "D" is a lattice, then x^*( heta)=argmax_{xin D}f(x, heta) is nondecreasing in "θ". This can be very useful when f is not differentiable.


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