- The premier source on dynamic mathematical tools for
economists
- Features illustrations from many areas of current
economic research
- Provides background information which helps make the
book broadly accessible
- Includes coverage of many of the deepest areas of
current research in economic dynamics
"This fourth edition of Gandolfo' s masterful book on economic dynamics is
the premier source on dynamic mathematical tools for economists, with illustrations from
many areas of current economic research. Not only is the book valuable as an encyclopedic
reference book for researchers but is an excellent choice for a textbook on economic
dynamics. Gandolfo has managed to provide background in even the most advanced areas of
nonlinear dynamics in a readable manner avoiding unnecessarily advanced notation. As a
result, the book is broadly accessible while including coverage of many of the deepest
areas of current research in economic dynamics. A glance through the table of contents is
enough to indicate to almost any serious economist that this is a book to buy."
William A. Barnett, Oswald Distinguished Professor of Macroeconomics, Department of
Economics, University of Kansas, USA, and Editor, Macroeconomic Dynamics
Table of Contents
Preface
1
Introduction
2
Difference Equations: General Principles
3
First-order Difference Equations
4
First-order Difference Equations in Economic Models
5
Second-order Difference Equations
6
Second-order Difference Equations in Economic Models
7
Higher-order Difference Equations
8
Higher-order Difference Equations in Economic Models
9
Simultaneous Systems of Difference Equations
10
Simultaneous Difference Systems in Economic Models
11
Differential Equations: General Principles
12
First-order Differential Equations
13
First-order Differential Equations in Economic Models
14
Second-order Differential Equations
15
Second-order Differential Equations in Economic Models
16
Higher-order Differential Equations
17
Higher-order Differential Equations in Economic Models
18
Simultaneous Systems of Differential Equations
19
Differential Equation Systems in Economic Models
20
Comparative Statics and the Correspondence Principle
21
Stability of Equilibrium: A General Treatment
22
Saddle Points and Economic Dynamics
23
Liapunov's Second Method
24
Introduction to Nonlinear Dynamics
25
Bifurcation Theory
26
Complex Dynamics
27
Mixed Differential-Difference Equations
Bibliography
Name Index
Subject Index
829 pages, Softcover