Mathematics for Doctoral Economics I 7,5 hp

Undervisningen bedrivs på engelska.

Kursinnehåll

(i) constrained optimization with inequality constraints
(ii) the envelope theorem
(iii) calculus rules involving logs and exponentials
(iv) addition, multiplication, and inversion of matrices; vector spaces; solving sets of simultaneous
equations using matrices; and eigenvalues and eigenvectors
(v) unconstrained and constrained multivariable optimization
(vi) Taylor series expansion
(vii) the derivation of statistical functions and measures from continuous probability density functions
(viii) concavity, convexity, quasi-concavity, and quasi-convexity characteristics of functions
(ix) topological definitions and theorems, in particular fixed point theorems

Förkunskapskrav

Admitted to a doctoral programme in economics or a related subject of a recognized business school or
university.

Utbildningsnivå: Forskarnivå XXX
Kurskod/Ladokkod: FJMD139
Kursen ges vid: Jönköping International Business School