Linear Programming and Economic Analysis (Dover Books on Computer Science)
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| Rating | : | 4.15 (631 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0486654915 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 544 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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Treasury, and various private, nonprofit organizations, and was economic advisor to American presidents including John F. KennedyProfessor Paul A. His many scientific writings brought him world fame at a young age, and in 1970 he was the first American to receive a Nobel Prize in economics. In 1987 he was awarded the Nobel Memo
Good if you care more about the economics than the math I have to agree with the other reviewer, this is a fantastic book. It explains very clearly how powerful a tool linear programming can be in economics. However, this book really ties its hands by only talking about matrices or any of the mathematical reasons why linear programming works as it does in an appendix. If you're a mathematician that wants to learn about linear programming, this is definitely not the book. But if you're an economist, or just someone inter. A classical book. B. H. Cruz This book is a classical. It's important you'll buy for your library.. Five Stars Item as described, received as promised.
One of those rare scientists who can communicate with the lay public, Professor Samuelson wrote an economics column for Newsweek for many years. Solow is Institute Professor Emeritus and Professor of Economics Emeritus at MIT and is one of the major figures of neo-Keynesian synthesis macroeconomics. KennedyProfessor Paul A. He testifies often before Congress, serves as academic consultant to the Federal Reserve, the U.S. Treasury, and various private, nonprofit organizations, and was economic advisor to American presidents including John F. His many scientific writings brought him world fame at a young age, and in 1970 he was the first American to receive a Nobel Prize in economics. In 1987 he was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Econom
The research and writing were supported by The RAND Corporation in the late 1950s.Linear programming has been one of the most important postwar developments in economic theory, but until publication of the present volume, no text offered a comprehensive treatment of the many facets of the relationship of linear programming to traditional economic theory. Designed primarily for economists and those interested in management economics who are not necessarily accomplished mathematicians, this text offers a clear, concise exposition of the relationship of linear programming to standard economic analysi