Linear Analysis Competitive Economies

This text demonstrates to students how mathematical microeconomics tools can be applied to the analysis of the macro economy, allowing the reader to understand market economies within a detailed operational framework. The book shows how to analyze the macroeconomic performance of an economy, its efficiency and productivity growth, in terms of the fundamentals of its microeconomic structure, its endowments and technology. This work is designed for use on advanced courses in applied economic techniques, applied microeconomics and applied macroeconomics. It represents a core text for mathematical economics courses if the emphasis is on either input-output analysis or linear programming.