To harness the full power of computer technology, economists need to use a broad range of mathematical techniques. In this book, Kenneth Judd presents techniques from the numerical analysis and applied mathematics literatures and shows how to use them in economic analyses.The book is divided into five parts. Part I provides a general introduction. Part II presents basics from n...(展开全部)

A state-of-the-art introduction to the powerful mathematical and statistical tools used in the field of finance The use of mathematical models and numerical techniques is a practice employed by a growing number of applied mathematicians working on applications in finance. Reflecting this development, Numerical Methods in Finance and Economics: A MATLAB?-Based Introduction, Sec...(展开全部)

It has been twenty years since the last edition of this classic book. Kevin Wainwright (British Columbia University and Simon Fraser University), a long time user of the text, has executed the perfect revision: he has updated examples, applications and theory without changing the elegant, precise presentation style of Alpha Chiang. Readers will find the wait was worthwhile.

It has been 20 years since the last edition of this classic text. Kevin Wainwright, a long time user of the text (British Columbia University and Simon Fraser University), has executed the perfect revision - he has updated examples, applications and theory without changing the elegant, precise presentation style of Alpha Chiang. Readers will find the wait was worthwhile.

The best-selling, best known text in Mathematical Economics course, Chiang teaches the basic mathematical methods indispensable for understanding current economic literature. the book's patient explanations are written in an informal, non-intimidating style. To underscore the relevance of mathematics to economics, the author allows the economist's analytical needs to motivate...(展开全部)

Contents: Introduction: explorations in pragmatic economics. Microeconomics. Macroeconomics. I. Microeconomics: 1. The market for lemons: quality uncertainty and the market mechanism/George A. Akerlof. 2. The economics of caste and of the Rat Race and other Woeful tales/George A. Akerlof. 3. Discriminatory, status-based wages among tradition-oriented, stochastically trading coc...(展开全部)

乔治•A•阿克洛夫，1966年毕业于麻省理工学院，获博士学位。自1980年至今，一直在加州大学伯克利分校担任经济学首席教授。2001年因其在市场信息不对称研究中所做出的卓越贡献而获得诺贝尔经济学奖。他的研究范围较广，包括货币理论、金融市场、宏观经济学等，并曾在贫困和失业理论、犯罪与家庭、社会习俗经济学等领域发表过大量研究论著。