Search
Now showing items 1-3 of 3
Variations on the Theme of Conning in Mathematical Economics
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2006)
The mathematization of economics is almost exclusively in terms of the mathematics of real analysis which, in turn, is founded on set theory (and the axiom of choice) and orthodox mathematical logic. In this paper I try ...
The Foundations of Computable General EquilibriumTheory
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2005)
A constructive and recursion theoretic analysis of the standard Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model of economic theory is undertaken. It is shown, contrary to widely expressed views and textbook versions of the CGE ...
The Unreasonable Ineffectiveness of Mathematics in Economics.
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2004)
In this paper I attempt to show that mathematical economics is unreasonably
ineffective. Unreasonable, because the mathematical assumptions are economically
unwarranted; ineffective because the mathematical formalizations ...