How Mathematical Economics Became (Simply) Economics: The Mathematical Training of Economists during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s in the United States

Camila Orozco Espinel
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Before the use of mathematics in economics was generalized, mathematical and nonmathematically trained economist lived together. This paper studies this period of cohabitation. By focusing on the communication challenges between these two groups during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, a watershed moment, this paper analyzes the entrance of mathematics into economists’ training. The paper explores the development of teaching materials specific for the mathematical training of social scientists, the entrance of mathematics to the economics curriculum, and the role of the Social Science Research Council in this delivered process. All these elements are integral to understand how the mathematical methods and tools introduced by a small group of economists during the mid-twentieth century came to be adopted by the entire discipline within a couple of decades and thus effected a permanent transformation of economics.
数学经济学如何成为(简单的)经济学:20世纪40年代、50年代和60年代美国经济学家的数学训练
在数学在经济学中的应用被推广之前,数学和非数学训练的经济学家生活在一起。本文对这段同居时期进行了研究。本文以20世纪40年代、50年代和60年代这一分水岭时期这两个群体之间的沟通挑战为重点,分析了数学进入经济学家培养的途径。本文探讨了专门针对社会科学家数学培训的教材的开发,数学进入经济学课程的入口,以及社会科学研究理事会在这一交付过程中的作用。所有这些因素都是理解数学方法和工具是如何在二十世纪中叶由一小群经济学家引入的,并在几十年内被整个学科所采用,从而影响了经济学的永久变革。
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