Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/186729 
Year of Publication: 
1990
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. 38
Publisher: 
Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
Abstract: 
Traditionally, economists have considered that mathematics acts as a universal language that lends clarity to theoretical statements. This paper proposes that mathematics does not function as a mere language. Rather, the advocacy of particular theoretical views and the choice of mathematical formalisms go hand-in-hand. The paper explores this issue by investigating the role of mathematics in developments of the theory of economic growth.
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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