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Why didn't Charasoff and Remak use Perron-Frobenius mathematics?

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At the beginning of the twentieth century the German mathematicians Perron and Frobenius published their powerful theorems on non-negative matrices. For many decades these tools were overlooked by all pioneers of linear economics (except Potron in France). I concentrate on Charasoff and Remak, the two pioneers in the German-language literature. Both were mathematicians, but both failed to use Perron-Frobenius mathematics in their economics. I discuss possible reasons for this neglect, and I also draw attention to the communication between different protagonists, the connection between Perron's forgotten Limit Lemma and Charasoff's economics, Remak's bizarre prices, and some interesting archival material.

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  • Wilfried Parys, 2014. "Why didn't Charasoff and Remak use Perron-Frobenius mathematics?," The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 21(6), pages 991-1014, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:eujhet:v:21:y:2014:i:6:p:991-1014
    DOI: 10.1080/09672567.2014.951672
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    1. PARYS, Wilfried, 2013. "All but one: How pioneers of linear economics overlooked Perron-Frobenius mathematics," Working Papers 2013030, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Business and Economics.
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