Mechanized reasoning uses computers to verify proofs and to help discover new theorems. Computer scientists have applied mechanized reasoning to economic problems but -to date -this work has not yet been properly presented in economics journals. We introduce mechanized reasoning to economists in three ways. First, we introduce mechanized reasoning in general, describing both the techniques and their successful applications. Second, we explain how mechanized reasoning has been applied to economic problems, concentrating on the two domains that have attracted the most attention: social choice theory and auction theory. Finally, we present a detailed example of mechanized reasoning in practice by means of a proof of Vickrey's familiar theorem on second-price auctions.
The application of theorem provers in economics is discussed in REF , with the focus on two domains: social choice theory and auction theory.
An Introduction to Mechanized Reasoning
Mathematical Economics 66, pp. 26-39. Elsevier, October 2016
Economics Computer Science