Matrix Algebra for Applied Economics, Hardcover by Searle, Shayle R.; Willett, Lois S., ISBN 0471322075, ISBN-13 9780471322078, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US A textbook for a one-semester course explaining to students of economics how matrix algebra is used in the profession. Examples demonstrate numerically the foundations of matrix algebra; illustrations demonstrate its application to problems in transportation, price transmission, demand analysis, production, game theory, and other areas. No prior mathematics is assumed beyond high school algebra, not even calculus. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()