Find out how and why mathematics is used in microeconomics, its limitations, and the math skills that economics students need.

The Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science (CMS-EMS) was created in 1971 to bring together economists, mathematicians, and social scientists at Northwestern University who ...

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When Claudia Goldin won the Nobel Prize in Economics last October, many of her colleagues rejoiced. The prestigious award endows the Harvard University academic with an aura of respectability that few ...

Steven Berry, a leading figure in the fields of industrial organization and applied microeconomics, was recently appointed the Sterling Professor of Economics, effective immediately. A Sterling ...

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