The Structure of Economics -- Mathematical Analysis Methods (Third Edition)

Author: (USA) E. Silberberg
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Publish Date: 2005-01-07
Features: This book perfectly integrates microeconomic theory in mathematical economics, introducing the fundamental mathematical tools needed for economic analysis in a step-by-step manner. These basic mathematical tools are sufficient to meet the requirements of empirical economic research. The newly revised third edition not only includes the fundamental content of various aspects of microeconomics but also covers the latest developments in microeconomic fields such as contract theory and information economics. Although the topics analyzed in this book are all from microeconomics, the actual theme of the book goes beyond economics itself. The author is primarily concerned with the methodology of empirical economics, especially exploring the derivation methods of meaningful theorems in economics. Therefore, the author consistently focuses on the conditions that models with maximization assumptions should satisfy, under which the propositions generated by the models are at least theoretically falsifiable. This book is a rare and valuable intermediate-to-advanced economics textbook, suitable as a teaching material for graduate courses in microeconomic theory, senior undergraduate or graduate courses in mathematical economics, as well as a reference for advanced seminars and practitioners engaged in economic research.