Fundamental methods of mathematical economics / by Alpha C. Chiang

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Introduction The nature of mathematical economics Economic models Static or Equilibrium analysis Equilibrium analysis in economics Linear models and matrix algebra Comparative statistic analysis Comparative statistics and the concept of derivative Rules of differentiation and their use in comparative statistics Comparative statistic analysis of General function models Optimization problem Optimization: special variety of equilibrium analysis Exponential and logarithmic functions Case of more than one choice variable Optimization with equality constraints Dynamics analysis Economic dynamics and integral calculus Continuous time: First order differential equations Higher order differential equations Discrete time: First order differential equations Higher order differential equations Simultaneous differential equations and difference equations Mathematical programming Linear programming Non-linear programming