Hum......it depends on how you define 'mathematical economics'.
If it is just economics that uses calculus/linear algebra/probability and statistics or maybe very basic analysis, I guess that 95% of the papers, which make a real contribution, use math at this level. You can't change it because any attempt of changing econ to a verbal-reasoning discipline would be scientifically destructive.
If what you mean is pure-theoretical micro/macro theory stuff (Don't get confused. If someone uses utility maximization in an economic context that hasn't been explored before, it is not consider 'theoretical micro'. There are different levels of 'theoretical', lol. Contents in MWG are 'theoretical micro' 30 years ago), I would say that most of the econ guys don't do that. Thus it is not necessary to 'change' a small proportion of people. Let them do what they like, and you do what you like.
chrishacker 发表于 2013-11-15 11:21
Hum......it depends on how you define 'mathematical economics'.
If it is just economics that u ...
New mathematical tools are being developed... so it's hard to define the term "mathematical economics"
For example, fractional calculus, network theory (based on spectral graph theory)
and also some complex system analyses...