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This paper argues that, currently, significant change is taking place in economics because (1) technological changes in analytic and computing methods are opening up new avenues of study, and (2) the `low hanging fruit` from previous approaches and methods have already been picked. It offers a...
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hand, mathematics is a language which is universal, more precise and more efficient than verbal language; on the other hand … of mathematics altogether. In particular, it is emphasized that mathematization is not in conflict with the Austrian …
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between old geometry and mathematical analysis, indicating that the discipline of mathematics has its own history of …
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P. Samuelson showed clearly in 1952 that a mathematical economics analysis using abstract symbols can be written out in clear English(or any other language) as well.Samuelson’s assessment of the interchangeability of a correctly translated mathematical analysis into English was clearly...
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Before the use of mathematics in economics was generalized, mathematical and nonmathematically trained economist lived … during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, a watershed moment, this paper analyzes the entrance of mathematics into economists …, the entrance of mathematics to the economics curriculum, and the role of the Social Science Research Council in this …
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disciplines - e.g. mathematics, statistics, operations research, physics, engineering, cybernetics - during and immediately after …' desires to be safe, to seek the protective coloration of mathematics and statistics, during the McCarthy period. This paper …
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