Description
- Real-life focus - genuine economic applications and examples taken from a variety of
areas of economic theory
- Clear and user-friendly style
- Pedagogy including detailed problems at the end of every chapter
Introductory Mathematical Economics, 2/e begins with an overview of necessary
computational mathematics, then continues with a series of key economics problems using
"higher mathematics." The book presents a mix of classical and contemporary
economic theory, covering the problems of uncertainty, continuous-time dynamics,
comparative statistics, and the applications of optimization methods to economics.
Readership: Advanced undergraduate mathematical economics courses
Contents
- 0 Review of Mathematics
- 1 Economic Applications of One-Variable Calculus
- 2 Economic Applications of Multivariate Calculus
- n 3Comparative Statics 1: One and Two Variables with and without Optimization
- 4 Integration, Time and Uncertainty in Economics
- 5 Introduction to Continuous-Time Dynamics in One and Two Dimensions
- 6 Matrices and Economic Theory
- 7 Comparative Statics 2: n Variables with and without Optimization
- 8 Comparative Statics 3: Optimization under Constraint
- 9 Inequality Constraints in Optimization Theory
Authors, editors, and contributors
D. Wade Hands, Distinguished Professor of Economics, University of Puget Sound
400 pages