Mathematical methods and models for economists
By: Angel de la Fuente.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Cambridge, UK; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 835
Subjects: Economics -- Statistical methods; Mathematical models
Description: "This book is intended as a textbook for a first-year Ph. D. course in mathematics for economists and as a reference for graduate students in economics. It provides a self-contained, rigorous treatment of most of the concepts and techniques required to follow the standard first-year theory sequence in macroeconomics and macroeconomics. The topics covered include an introduction to analysis in metric spaces, differential calculus, comparative statics, convexity, static optimization, dynamical systems and dynamic optimization. The book includes a large number of applications to standard economic models and more than two hundred problems that are fully worked out."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.