Applying Pure Mathematics: IMPA and the Entanglements of Mathematical Economics in Brazil
Matheus Assaf
Abstract:This article studies the entanglements of mathematical economics in Brazil by delving into the emergence of a scientific community identified with the subject at the Instituto de Matemática Pura e Aplicada (IMPA). It traces how networks built since IMPA's early years in the 1950s made economics a viable alternative to applied mathematics in an institute mostly dedicated to research in pure mathematics. The article examines how interests in mathematical economics remained active during IMPA's expansion beginnin… Show more
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