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The application of mathematical methods to represent theories and analyze problems in economics.

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Help understanding expression for continuous discounting

In footnote 3 of their paper "Patent Breadth, Patent Life, and the Pace of Technological Progress", O'Donoghue Scotchmer and Thisse take a discount rate of $r$ and write If the flow of profit $\De …
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Textbook covering calculus and probability theory

Is anyone able to recommend a textbook that covers the following topics at a level suitable for econ undergraduates? Differential calculus, including the various rules of differentiation and partial …
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When can one safely talk about decreasing marginal utility?

One thing I hear a lot is talk of decreasing marginal utility—the idea being that additional units of a good become progressively less attractive the more units of that good one has already. However, …
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