Theory, Operations Research, Game Theory 

Presents mathematical formulas and theorems common to economics. The book includes formulas like Roy's identity that are peculiar to economics and formulas like Leibniz's rule that are common to many areas of applied mathematics. 

Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Berck, Peter, 1950-
Economists' mathematical manual.
Berlin ; New York : Springer-Verlag, ©1993
(OCoLC)647568192
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Peter Berck; Knut Sydsæter
ISBN: 0387563741 9780387563749 3540563741 9783540563747
OCLC Number: 27225586
Description: x, 166 pages ; 24 cm
Contents: 1. Functions of one variable. Complex numbers --
2. Limits. Differentiation (one variable) --
3. Partial derivatives --
4. Elasticities. Elasticities of substitution --
5. Systems of equations --
6. Inequalities --
7. Series. Taylor formulas --
8. Integration --
9. Difference equations. (Recurrence relations.) --
10. Differential equations --
11. Topological concepts in Euclidean space --
12. Convexity --
13. Classical optimization --
14. Linear and nonlinear programming --
15. Calculus of variations and optimal control theory --
16. Discrete dynamic optimization --
17. Vectors. Linear dependence. Scalar products --
18. Determinants --
19. Matrices --
20. Characteristics roots. Quadratic forms --
21. Special matrices. Leontief systems --
22. Kronecker products and the vec operator --
23. Differentiation of vectors and matrices --
24. Comparative statics. Value functions --
25. Properties of cost and profit functions --
26. Consumer theory --
27. Topics from finance and growth theory --
28. Risk and risk aversion theory --
29. Finance and stochastic calculus --
30. Non-cooperative game theory --
31. Statistical concepts --
32. Statistical distributions. Least squares.
Responsibility: Peter Berck, Knut Sydsæter.