Mathematics in Economics: a Defense of Early Learning

A text directed to my younger self when he was just starting his undergraduate degree in Economics. The depth and reach of Mathematics in Economics were unimaginable to him back there. Besides, this text is directed to anyone starting to study Economics seriously who may doubt the relevance of Mathematics in Dismal Science. <img alt="" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:700/1*njIuxA-8tMk8-oxFneXtjA.jpeg" style="height:700px; width:700px" /> Image: Bing AI When I was an undergraduate student in my Economics major, I remember my colleague complaining very vividly about why we were studying optimization, integration by parts, differential equations, linear algebra, statistics, and many more areas in our Mathematics courses. Now, nearing the end of my Ph.D. in Economics, I understand more deeply how important those Mathematics courses were in making me the economist and researcher I am today. This text aims to list some of Mathematics's usefulness in Economics and it is by no means an exhaustive list. It is actually a very biased selection of the Mathematics I once thought was useless for economists or that I did not quite understand its usefulness at first impression. <a href="https://b12563.medium.com/mathematics-in-economics-a-defense-of-early-learning-4ab8f838c89d">Read More</a>