Introductory Mathematics for Economics and Business

Description

This is a fully revised edition of the successful text Mathematics for Economists by Ken Holden and Alan Pearson. It has been updated and covers the essential mathematics required by students of economics and business. The emphasis is on applying mathematics rather than providing theorems and a wide range of applications are covered with detailed answers provided for many of the exercises.

Ken Holden is Head of Department and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Economics and Accounting at the University of Liverpool. He is joint author of a number of books including The Economics of Wage Controls and Economic Forecasting: An Introduction, as well as over 60 research papers on applied economics. A. W. Pearson is Senior Lecturer in Decision Analysis and Director of the Research and Development Research Unit, Manchester Business School.

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