Mathematics for Economics and Finance - Softcover

Harrison, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415573041 ISBN 13: 9780415573047

Publisher: Routledge, 2011

Synopsis

The aim of this book is to bring students of economics and finance who have only an introductory background in mathematics up to a quite advanced level in the subject, thus preparing them for the core mathematical demands of econometrics, economic theory, quantitative finance and mathematical economics, which they are likely to encounter in their final-year courses and beyond. The level of the book will also be useful for those embarking on the first year of their graduate studies in Business, Economics or Finance.

The book also serves as an introduction to quantitative economics and finance for mathematics students at undergraduate level and above. In recent years, mathematics graduates have been increasingly expected to have skills in practical subjects such as economics and finance, just as economics graduates have been expected to have an increasingly strong grounding in mathematics.

The authors avoid the pitfalls of many texts that become too theoretical. The use of mathematical methods in the real world is never lost sight of and quantitative analysis is brought to bear on a variety of topics including foreign exchange rates and other macro level issues.

About this title

About the Author:

Michael Harrison is Emeritus Senior Lecturer and Fellow of Trinity College Dublin, where he lectured from 1969 to 2009. He currently lectures in the School of Economics at University College Dublin.

Patrick Waldron is a graduate of the Universities of Dublin and Pennsylvania and a Research Associate in the Department of Economics at Trinity College Dublin.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0415573041
• ISBN 13: 9780415573047
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 544