https://econpointofview.com/tags/math/ Recent content in Math on Econ Point of View Hugo -- gohugo.io Mon, 17 Aug 2015 00:00:00 +0000 https://econpointofview.com/blog/austrians-vs-chicago-vs-samuelsonian/ Mon, 17 Aug 2015 00:00:00 +0000 https://econpointofview.com/blog/austrians-vs-chicago-vs-samuelsonian/ A long, long time ago, I had the bold idea to work through three textbooks in economics from three different perspectives: Murray Rothbard’s Man, Economy, and State, George Stigler’s Theory of Price, and Mas-Colell, Whiston, and Green’s _Microeconomic Theory, _or as I separate them: Austrian, Chicago, and Samuelsonian. Boy, was I naïve then? I also set myself the goal of trying to translate these texts into short blog posts as a way to learn. https://econpointofview.com/blog/reply-on-austrians-and-math/ Wed, 21 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000 https://econpointofview.com/blog/reply-on-austrians-and-math/ (I apologize to any commentators for the slow response. I just got back from my honeymoon and as much as I love discussing economics with you, it wasn’t my first priority.) We should not write so that we can, but that we must, be understood. - Marcus Quintilian One might think that after 4 years at a good liberal arts college I might be able to write. You’d think I’d be able to make a small point. https://econpointofview.com/blog/study-math-my-austrian-friends/ Thu, 08 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000 https://econpointofview.com/blog/study-math-my-austrian-friends/ (Update 8/5/2021: I wrote this during the first year of my PhD. I would no doubt emphasize less about math and more about formal modeling today.) (Update: I’ve posted a reply to some concerns here.) Austrian economists hate math. That’s a broad brushstroke, but I stand by it. And it’s a shame. I understand the Austrian concerns about math and agree with most. But the concerns call for hesitation when applying math to economic problems.