Foundations of Mathematical Economics

Foundations of Mathematical Economics

Author: Michael Carter

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 2001-10-26

Total Pages: 678

ISBN-13: 9780262531924

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This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the mathematical foundations of economics, from basic set theory to fixed point theorems and constrained optimization. Rather than simply offer a collection of problem-solving techniques, the book emphasizes the unifying mathematical principles that underlie economics. Features include an extended presentation of separation theorems and their applications, an account of constraint qualification in constrained optimization, and an introduction to monotone comparative statics. These topics are developed by way of more than 800 exercises. The book is designed to be used as a graduate text, a resource for self-study, and a reference for the professional economist.


A First Course in Mathematical Economics

A First Course in Mathematical Economics

Author: Sunanda Roy

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2020-03-17

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 1527548538

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The book studies a set of mathematical tools and techniques most necessary for undergraduate economics majors as they transition from largely non-technical first-year principles courses into calculus-based upper-level courses in economics. The book’s presentation style places more emphasis on the intuition underlying the mathematical concepts and results discussed and less on proofs and technical details. Its discussion topics have been chosen in terms of their immediate usefulness for beginners, while examples and applications are drawn from material that is familiar from introductory economics courses.


Early Mathematical Economics

Early Mathematical Economics

Author: James P. Henderson

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 9780847682010

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Convinced that Ricardian concept of political economy, dominant among his contempories, was based on unscientific doctrines and dubious moral conclusions, William Whewell and his followers sought to transform scientific knowledge and to reform British education by applying mathematics to economics. James P. Henderson's comprehensive study argues that Whewell developed a strategy to challenge the growing dominance of the Ricardian paradigm by highlighting the errors in its deductive reasoning. Whewell's views on scientific methodology, moral philosophy, and educational doctrine influenced several generations of prominent mathematical economists, including Edward Rogers, Col. T. Perronet Thompson, John Edward Tozer, Sir John William Lubbock, and Dionysius Lardner. Along with Richard Jones, Whewell was instrumental in developing an inductive political economy based upon careful historical and statistical research. This study of Whewell's contributions to mathematical economics is important reading for students and scholars of economics and political economy.


Economics for Mathematicians

Economics for Mathematicians

Author: John William Scott Cassels

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1981-12-10

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 052128614X

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This is the expanded notes of a course intended to introduce students specializing in mathematics to some of the central ideas of traditional economics. The book should be readily accessible to anyone with some training in university mathematics; more advanced mathematical tools are explained in the appendices. Thus this text could be used for undergraduate mathematics courses or as supplementary reading for students of mathematical economics.


Mathematics for Economics

Mathematics for Economics

Author: Michael Hoy

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9780262582018

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This text offers a presentation of the mathematics required to tackle problems in economic analysis. After a review of the fundamentals of sets, numbers, and functions, it covers limits and continuity, the calculus of functions of one variable, linear algebra, multivariate calculus, and dynamics.


Lectures on the Mathematical Method in Analytical Economics

Lectures on the Mathematical Method in Analytical Economics

Author: Jacob T. Schwartz

Publisher: Courier Dover Publications

Published: 2018-11-14

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 0486828034

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An early but still useful and frequently cited contribution to the science of mathematical economics, this volume is geared toward graduate students in the field. Prerequisites include familiarity with the basic theory of matrices and linear transformations and with elementary calculus. Author Jacob T. Schwartz begins his treatment with an exploration of the Leontief input-output model, which forms a general framework for subsequent material. An introductory treatment of price theory in the Leontief model is followed by an examination of the business-cycle theory, following ideas pioneered by Lloyd Metzler and John Maynard Keynes. In the final section, Schwartz applies the teachings of previous chapters to a critique of the general equilibrium approach devised by Léon Walras as the theory of supply and demand, and he synthesizes the notions of Walras and Keynes. 1961 edition.


An Introduction to Mathematics for Economics

An Introduction to Mathematics for Economics

Author: Akihito Asano

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012-11-08

Total Pages: 285

ISBN-13: 1107007607

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A concise, accessible introduction to maths for economics with lots of practical applications to help students learn in context.


An Introduction to Mathematical Analysis for Economic Theory and Econometrics

An Introduction to Mathematical Analysis for Economic Theory and Econometrics

Author: Dean Corbae

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2009-02-17

Total Pages: 696

ISBN-13: 1400833086

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Providing an introduction to mathematical analysis as it applies to economic theory and econometrics, this book bridges the gap that has separated the teaching of basic mathematics for economics and the increasingly advanced mathematics demanded in economics research today. Dean Corbae, Maxwell B. Stinchcombe, and Juraj Zeman equip students with the knowledge of real and functional analysis and measure theory they need to read and do research in economic and econometric theory. Unlike other mathematics textbooks for economics, An Introduction to Mathematical Analysis for Economic Theory and Econometrics takes a unified approach to understanding basic and advanced spaces through the application of the Metric Completion Theorem. This is the concept by which, for example, the real numbers complete the rational numbers and measure spaces complete fields of measurable sets. Another of the book's unique features is its concentration on the mathematical foundations of econometrics. To illustrate difficult concepts, the authors use simple examples drawn from economic theory and econometrics. Accessible and rigorous, the book is self-contained, providing proofs of theorems and assuming only an undergraduate background in calculus and linear algebra. Begins with mathematical analysis and economic examples accessible to advanced undergraduates in order to build intuition for more complex analysis used by graduate students and researchers Takes a unified approach to understanding basic and advanced spaces of numbers through application of the Metric Completion Theorem Focuses on examples from econometrics to explain topics in measure theory


Mathematics for Economics and Finance

Mathematics for Economics and Finance

Author: Martin Anthony

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1996-07-13

Total Pages: 414

ISBN-13: 1139643266

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Mathematics has become indispensable in the modelling of economics, finance, business and management. Without expecting any particular background of the reader, this book covers the following mathematical topics, with frequent reference to applications in economics and finance: functions, graphs and equations, recurrences (difference equations), differentiation, exponentials and logarithms, optimisation, partial differentiation, optimisation in several variables, vectors and matrices, linear equations, Lagrange multipliers, integration, first-order and second-order differential equations. The stress is on the relation of maths to economics, and this is illustrated with copious examples and exercises to foster depth of understanding. Each chapter has three parts: the main text, a section of further worked examples and a summary of the chapter together with a selection of problems for the reader to attempt. For students of economics, mathematics, or both, this book provides an introduction to mathematical methods in economics and finance that will be welcomed for its clarity and breadth.