Timeline for Reference for Mathematical Economics
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| May 10, 2015 at 0:21 | comment | added | Addem | @GordonCraig I'm looking for the same thing right now--did you find anything good? | |
| May 18, 2011 at 19:49 | comment | added | Gordon Craig | @James O: I heard about that book a long time ago, and I was meaning to read it. Thanks for reminding me of it! | |
| May 18, 2011 at 19:48 | comment | added | Gordon Craig | @Gil: I'll have to get back to you in a few years rather than a few months, since this is more of a weekend and holiday project than everything else. (Somewhat) in defense of the content of Zen's post, I don't find his comments offensive(although they sounds a bit far-fetched, and may well violate MO protocol) and his comment about Nobel's descendants is accurate(I heard one say it on the radio,) although the relevance what someone's great-grandson has to say is questionable. | |
| Apr 7, 2011 at 11:48 | comment | added | Gil Kalai | Zen's comments are inappropriate and indeed offensive, (in addition to their poor content). When there is a question over MO about how to go about learning a mathematical area or an academic area where mathematics is applied it is inappropriate to use this as a stage to express negative opinions about the entire area and to invite people to argue. It is certainly inappropriate to do it in an offensive way. (On top of it, indeed, as he himself testifies, Zen does not know anything about these topics.) – | |
| Apr 6, 2011 at 8:33 | comment | added | Zen Harper | ...(continued) As an aside, apparently Nobel's family has been campaigning for years to abolish the "Nobel" Economics Prize (which in fact is NOT a real Nobel Prize as originally created by Nobel). Of course, if any REAL Mathematical Economists happen to be reading this and want to argue against it, please feel free. | |
| Apr 6, 2011 at 8:32 | comment | added | Zen Harper | ...(continued) A friend of mine, who did a Ph.D. in Econometrics, and various world experts in these topics have said that it's all just for fun(ding) and has no relevance to any real-world stuff. Of course, knowing nothing about it myself, I make no attempt to argue this thesis; I'm just passing on the opinions of other people I know [because I respect their opinions, but they probably don't look at MathOverflow].... | |
| Apr 6, 2011 at 8:31 | comment | added | Zen Harper | ...(continued) It is alleged that, starting some time in the past and continuing to this day, various Banks and certain academics deliberately colluded to try to elevate Economics from the status of an Art to a Science, unjustifiably, in order to improve their own reputation/status/access to research funding/etc. It's much easier to sell things to people if you persuade them that it's backed up by a precise science, with realistic/accurate models, and thousands of Ph.D. graduates from respectable universities. [This is only a general comment, I don't claim it applies here]... | |
| Apr 6, 2011 at 8:29 | comment | added | Zen Harper | Without wishing to offend anyone [although maybe it's unavoidable here], and without wishing to get too political, and without claiming to know anything significant about these topics - an argument can be made that Mathematical Economics and the "Nobel" Prize in Economics are a huge con; so you should be very cautious. I too had a similar desire several years ago, but rapidly became disillusioned. ... | |
| Apr 6, 2011 at 6:03 | answer | added | user7787 | timeline score: 9 | |
| Apr 5, 2011 at 21:08 | comment | added | Andrey Rekalo | @Gordon Craig: You may probably get even more book suggestions on the sister site quant.stackexchange.com which is specifically devoted to mathematical finance. | |
| Apr 5, 2011 at 20:45 | answer | added | ght | timeline score: 3 | |
| Apr 5, 2011 at 16:19 | answer | added | Michael Greinecker | timeline score: 5 | |
| Apr 5, 2011 at 15:46 | comment | added | Gil Kalai | Dear Gordon, If you indeed persue it, please tell us, some months from now, which book you tried and what were your impressions. | |
| Apr 5, 2011 at 15:11 | answer | added | Gil Kalai | timeline score: 7 | |
| Apr 5, 2011 at 15:09 | comment | added | James O | This may not be exactly what you are looking for, but for a history of how the solid mathematical foundations of economics have being built, perhaps "More Heat Than Light" is a nice source. amazon.com/More-Heat-than-Light-Perspectives/dp/0521426898/… | |
| Apr 5, 2011 at 14:05 | answer | added | Steven Landsburg | timeline score: 12 | |
| Apr 5, 2011 at 13:43 | answer | added | S.V. | timeline score: 2 | |
| Apr 5, 2011 at 13:31 | history | asked | Gordon Craig | CC BY-SA 2.5 |