Why didn't Charasoff and Remak use Perron–Frobenius mathematics?
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.
Keywords: B3; Charasoff; Leontief; Perron–Frobenius; Remak; Sraffa
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 02 November 2014
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