Timeline for Reference for Mathematical Economics
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| May 18, 2011 at 20:00 | comment | added | Gordon Craig | @Steven: Thanks for the recommendation. I'll look at the textbook on Price Theory, but I read the first few chapters of the Armchair Economist, and in all honesty, I was uncomfortable with some of the implicit assumptions. I'd be happier with something where the axioms are laid out explicitly, which is one of the reason that I'm interested in a mathematical treatment. | |
| May 6, 2011 at 17:08 | comment | added | Steven Landsburg | Michael: Throwing modesty to the winds, I can recommend either my own textbook on Price Theory or The Armchair Economist. The textbook uses very little formal math, but the reasoning is essentially mathematical. I am a great believer that when you're seeing this stuff for the first time, it's important not to rely on formal math, but to be forced to work through what's really going on at a verbal level. | |
| May 6, 2011 at 13:26 | comment | added | Michael Bächtold | Dear Steven, could you add any concrete suggestions for something less mathematical and more intuitive? Thanks. | |
| Apr 5, 2011 at 14:43 | comment | added | Georges Elencwajg | If I had a question on economic theory, I would take heed of Steven's advice: he really knows what he is talking about! | |
| Apr 5, 2011 at 14:05 | history | answered | Steven Landsburg | CC BY-SA 2.5 |