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    The document provides mathematical prerequisites for the APE Master - M1 program at the Paris School of Economics. It outlines that students must have a solid quantitative background in calculus techniques, matrix algebra, constrained optimization, and basic statistics. Specifically, students should be familiar with the material covered in three core textbooks on calculus, optimization, and statistics. The document also notes that the "Mathematics and Statistics for Economic Analysis" core course assumes knowledge of basic mathematics and statistics and will be taught at an advanced level focusing on applications. Students are strongly advised to prepare over the summer break by reviewing the recommended textbooks.

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    The document provides mathematical prerequisites for the APE Master - M1 program at the Paris School of Economics. It outlines that students must have a solid quantitative background in calculus techniques, matrix algebra, constrained optimization, and basic statistics. Specifically, students should be familiar with the material covered in three core textbooks on calculus, optimization, and statistics. The document also notes that the "Mathematics and Statistics for Economic Analysis" core course assumes knowledge of basic mathematics and statistics and will be taught at an advanced level focusing on applications. Students are strongly advised to prepare over the summer break by reviewing the recommended textbooks.

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    The document provides mathematical prerequisites for the APE Master - M1 program at the Paris School of Economics. It outlines that students must have a solid quantitative background in calculus techniques, matrix algebra, constrained optimization, and basic statistics. Specifically, students should be familiar with the material covered in three core textbooks on calculus, optimization, and statistics. The document also notes that the "Mathematics and Statistics for Economic Analysis" core course assumes knowledge of basic mathematics and statistics and will be taught at an advanced level focusing on applications. Students are strongly advised to prepare over the summer break by reviewing the recommended textbooks.

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    Paris School of Economics

    APE Master – M1

    Mathematical Prerequisites

    1. To succeed on the APE Master programme you need to prove that you can work to a high
    standard and have excellent analytical ability; all core economics and econometrics courses
    assume a deep prior knowledge of calculus techniques, matrix algebra, constrained
    optimisation, and basic statistics. As a consequence, you should have a solid quantitative
    background prior to joining the M1.

    The minimum entry requirements correspond to the following textbooks:

    (i) Calculus techniques: Essential mathematics for economic analysis, by K.


    Sydsaeter and P. Hammond, Financial Times / Prentice Hall, 2008 (3rd edition) or
    2005 (2nd edition);
    (ii) Optimisation: Optimization in Economic Theory, by A. Dixit, Oxford University
    Press, 1990;
    (iii) Statistics: Introductory Statistics, by T. Wonnacott and R. Wonnacott, Wiley, 1990
    (5th edition).

    It will be assumed in all classes that you have already covered the material developed in
    these textbooks. In order to evaluate yourself, you are strongly advised to try doing the
    exercises in (i) whose solutions are given at the end of the book. You should also try solving
    the examples in (ii) and (iii).

    2. It should be noted that the core M1 course “Mathematics and Statistics for Economic
    Analysis” is not intended for fixing your knowledge of basic mathematics and statistics. It is
    taught at the level of:

    Further Mathematics for Economic Analysis, by K. Sydsaeter, P. Hammond, A. Seierstad and


    A. Strom, Financial Times Prentice Hall, 2008 (2nd edition) or 2005 (1st edition).

    The course will deal with analysis in metric spaces, differential calculus, comparative statics,
    convexity, static optimization, dynamical systems, dynamic optimization, probability and
    statistics, and OLS. Special emphasis will be placed on applications.

    Given the aims of this course, all students are strongly advised to prepare themselves for
    it during the summer break.

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