The existence problem is solved, and global pointwise estimates of solutions are obtained for quasilinear and Hessian equations of Lane-Emden type, including the following two model problems: −∆p u = uq + µ, Fk [−u] = uq + µ, u ≥ 0, on Rn , or on a bounded domain Ω ⊂ Rn . Here ∆p is the p-Laplacian defined by ∆p u = div ( u| u|p−2 ), and Fk [u] is the k-Hessian defined as the sum of k × k principal minors of the Hessian matrix D2 u (k = 1, 2, . . . ,.