Centro de Matemática da Universidade do Minho

COLÓQUIOS DA MATEMÁTICA

13/Dez: Professor Ivor Grattan-Guinness

(Middlesex University, Londres, Inglaterra)
“A Equilibrium in Mechanics and then in Economics: influential, but a good idea?“

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RESUMO:

 Mathematical economics took much positive influence from classical
 mechanics, especially between the 1860s and the 1920s, and 
 equilibrium was a prime target for imitation. After reviewing the
 main traditions of mechanics, I consider the history of its effect
 upon economics, I note three particular areas where this influence
 was not at all rapid; then I treat the place of mechanical
 principles, especially equilibrium, in the work of some major
 neo-classical economists. Finally, the merits of these influences
 will be assessed.

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