Mathematics for Econometrics

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Summary: The Quality isn't a good explanatory variable for the price
Review: Actually I do think that this book is too expensive, it is not worth to buy it. It spends five chapter (167 pages), more than 60% of the book, to teach matrix algebra, reader can easy read the detail matrix algebra review from many econometric texts such as Greene and Johnston. I don't think this part is helpful. For the last three chapters, it just discuss the material about OLS, all of these can be easy found in some introductory econometric text. I don't think it is very useful for anyone to read this book before studying other econometic text.

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Summary: Best Book On Mathematical application in economics
Review: I have done masters degree in MATHEMATICS and have done some management courses also. Here I am a PROFESSOR in a COLLEGE where students do B.SC. from LONDON university under EXTERNAL PROGRAM. One of the subjects I teach is "MATHEMATICS FOR ECONOMICS". This book has not only no alternate but also written in very simple way with technical examples and flow diagrams. My students last year got the DISTINCTION in this subject and this year I am also expecting DISTINCTION again from students. So I wanted to contact the auther and compliment the person. Finally as a teacher I would recommend strongly this book for the students of BSC. in Mathematics for economics as this book has a number of mathematical topics that are of great importance in the study of classical econometrics. And this is according to said syllabus.

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Summary: Excellent Linear Algebra Review
Review: Well, I was a student of Professor Dhrymes, so I am a bit biased as a reader. This book would be extremely helpful for a 1st year graduate course in Econometrics, as it contains many useful linear algebra results. I am glad it was reprinted, as we had had to use photocopies of the previous edition.