Mathematical Methods in Economics and Social Choice

Download or read book Mathematical Methods in Economics and Social Choice written by Norman Schofield and published by Studies in Economic Theory. This book was released on 2003-02-12 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, the usual optimization techniques, which have proved so useful in microeconomic theory, have been extended to incorporate more powerful topological and differential methods, and these methods have led to new results on the qualitative behavior of general economic and political systems. These developments have necessarily resulted in an increase in the degree of formalism in the publications in the academic journals. This formalism can often deter graduate students. The progression of ideas presented in this book will familiarize the student with the geometric concepts underlying these topological methods, and, as a result, make mathematical economics, general equilibrium theory, and social choice theory more accessible.