Economics for Mathematicians

by J. W. S. Cassels

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521286145
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	12/10/1981
Series:	London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series , #62
Pages:	164
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 8.98(h) x 0.35(d)

Table of Contents

1. Utility, Indifference surfaces; 2. Pure exchange economy; 3. Theory of the firm; 4. Welfare economics; 5. Linear economic models; 6. Simple macroeconomic models.