AEM 7120 Quantitative Methods I
Fall. 4 credits. Prerequisite: some formal training in matrix algebra. Highly recommended: course at level of BTRY 4170. R. N. Boisvert.
Comprehensive treatment of linear programming and its extensions, including postoptimality analysis. Topics include nonlinear programming, including separable, spatial equilibrium, and risk programming models. Discusses input-output models and their role in social accounting matrices and computable general equilibrium models. Makes applications to agricultural, resource, and regional economic problems.