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Economics, Economics theory, Mathematics

Dillmann, Roland; Eissrich, Daniel; Frambach, Hans; … - In: Journal of Economic Studies 27 (2000) September, pp. 260-270

Attempts to throw some light on the sensible use of mathematics in economic theory. Argues that mathematics is a …

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Convergence in recent growth theories: a survey

Capolupo, Rosa - In: Journal of Economic Studies 25 (1998) October, pp. 496-537

This paper reviews one of the crucial issues in the recent growth literature concerning the hypothesis of cross country convergence of levels and growth rates of income per capita implied by the neo-classical growth model, both in the Solow-Swan and Rampsey-Cass-Koopmans versions. The...

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Convergence in recent growth theories: a survey

Capolupo, Rosa - In: Journal of Economic Studies 25 (1998) 6, pp. 496-537

This paper reviews one of the crucial issues in the recent growth literature concerning the hypothesis of cross country convergence of levels and growth rates of income per capita implied by the neo‐classical growth model, both in the Solow‐Swan and Rampsey‐Cass‐Koopmans versions. The...

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4. Nobel Laureate: Simon Kuznets (1901‐1985)

Rugina, Anghel N. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 30 (2003) 4, pp. 453-478

Claims Kuznets is a quantification economist, e.g. a statistician who used the theory of models to find answers to problems. Covers, in depth, Kuznets’ early Russian‐Jewish upbringing to his further development in the USA. Concludes that Kuznets recognized what was missing rather than what...

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7. Nobel Laureate: Wassily Leontief (1906‐1999)

Rugina, Anghel N. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 30 (2003) 4, pp. 548-558

Focuses on Wassily Leontif’s early upbringing in St Petersburg (Leningrad), and his education at the university there. Continues with his various overseas postings that followed with time. Mentions his famous connection with the formulation and application of the input‐output method.

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Mathematics and economics : the case of Menger

Mensik, Josef - In: The journal of economic methodology 22 (2015) 4, pp. 479-490

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Irving Fisher's unpublished 1890 essay "Mathematical contributions to Philosophy: attacking Kant’s theory of Geom. axioms"

Truuvert, Toomas - In: History of economics review : HER 68 (2017) 1, pp. 35-41

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The impacts of the early 20th century physics and mathematics crisis on contemporary economics discourse

Luperi, Mauricio Martinelli - In: Brazilian journal of political economy 37 (2017) 4, pp. 734-754

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Full circle: economics from scholasticism through innovation and back into mathematical scholasticism: Reflections on a 1769 Price essay: “Why is it that economics so far has gaine...

Reinert, Erik S. - In: Journal of Economic Studies 27 (2000) September, pp. 364-376

economics is associated with the use of mathematics. Based on Francis Bacon’s criticism of scholasticism, it is argued here that … 1769 essay, economics has come “full circle”. The problem for economics is not then mathematics per se – mathematics is … scholasticism. A rational, quantified and mechanised world picture emerged. In 1769 an essay questioned why economics benefited so …

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An engineer’s view of economics: Wilhelm Launhardt’s contributions

Backhaus, Ursula - In: Journal of Economic Studies 27 (2000) September, pp. 424-476

, it is the purpose of this paper to show how Launhardt used mathematics in his engineering-based approach to the economics …Wilhelm Launhardt (1832-1918) is a founder of mathematical economics. His main work, Mathematical Foundations of … Economics, published in 1885, was translated into English in 1993. As an engineer, he contributed to the field of not only …

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