OBME 2220 - Maths for Economists

Course Description

This course is intended to make students comfortable with basic concepts of maths for economists and econometrics. Students learn how to apply mathematical concepts to concrete economic examples and models.

Enseignants

Nourhan HASHISH

Type

Séminaire

Language of tuition

English

Semester

Autumn 2024-2025

Course validation

There will be 3 quizzes throughout the course as well as a midterm and a final exam. The quizzes will be worth 20% of the final grade, the lowest quiz grade of the 3 will be dropped while the midterm and the final in-class exams will each have a weight of 40% of the final course grade.

Lectures conseillées / Recommended readings

Lectures principales / Main readings

● Simon Carl P. Mathematics for economists. International student edition. New York London: W. W. Norton. 2010.

Disponible / Available

Simon, Carl P. Mathematics for Economists / Carl P. Simon and Lawrence Blume. International student edition, W. W. Norton, 2010.

● Hoy et al - chapter 11.1 to chapter 11.5 (2011). Mathematics for Economics. MIT.

Lectures secondaires / Main readings

● De la Fuente, A. (2000). Mathematical methods and models for economists. Cambridge University Press. Simon, C. P., Blume, L., et al. (1994). Mathematics for economists, volume 7. Norton New York. Sydsæter, K., Hammond, P., Seierstad, A., and Strom, A.

Disponible / Available

de la Fuente, Angel. Mathematical Methods and Models for Economists. 1re éd. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press. 2000.