No, you shouldn't. This stuff is dynamical systems theory. You should have studied physics or control engineering :-) Most economists teach a theoretical framework that has been shown to be fundamentally useless. -- James K. Galbraith
There's one System dynamics title. Hmmm. Looks like I'll have to learn MATLAB as well. "It Can't Be Just About Us"--Frank Schnittger, ETian Extraordinaire
Wikipedia has a nice little entry on Systems Dynamics.
When I'm done with my Phd (which has still a few years to go) my long term goal is to do research on Systems Architecture, especially trying to build Languages to support it. Vencit omnia veritas.
Thanks all :) "It Can't Be Just About Us"--Frank Schnittger, ETian Extraordinaire
It won't drag you though all kinds of mathematical PNing, but it does have sufficient structure and rigour that it's possible to do a self-study from it.
- Jake If you only spend 20 minutes of the rest of your life on economics, go spend them here.
Y'know, I support this whole "paying taxes" thing, but sometimes I wish the ways around paying taxes were a little less obvious and/or a little less legal - I can't quite tell whether it's ethical to pay a tax you can easily and legally get around, or just plain stupid...
But hey, it's worth what I paid for it, so why am I complaining?
Hmmm, no used editions. It'll have to wait then. I have lots of other reading lined up. "It Can't Be Just About Us"--Frank Schnittger, ETian Extraordinaire
