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Economic Methodology de Marcel Boumans

Economic Methodology

Autor Marcel Boumans, John. Davis
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 16 mar 2010
Like other sciences, the study of economics has been shaped by rigorous arguments and debates that continue to influence economists today. In this fascinating introduction, Boumans and Davis consider the scientific nature of the methods, logic, and forms of explanation that underlie economics as a discipline.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780230218130
ISBN-10: 023021813X
Pagini: 224
Ilustrații: 2 black & white tables, 3 black & white line drawings
Dimensiuni: 173 x 248 x 12 mm
Greutate: 0.41 kg
Editura: Palgrave MacMillan
Locul publicării:Basingstoke, United Kingdom

Cuprins

The Received View of Science
Focus 1.1 Axiomatization
Focus 1.2 Models
Focus 1.3 Formalism
Methodologies of Positive Economics
Focus 2.1 Methodologies before Friedman
Focus 2.2 Measurement
Focus 2.3 Experiments
Popper's Logic of Discovery
Focus 3.1 The Duhem-Quine Thesis
Focus 3.2 Popper's Situational Analysis
Focus 3.3 Testing
Kuhn and Lakatos
Focus 4.1 Research Programs in Economics
Focus 4.2 Scientific Revolutions in Economics?
Focus 4.3 Facts
The Sociology of Scientific Knowledge
Focus 5.1 Economics as a Discipline
Focus 5.2 Case Study Research
Focus 5.3 Feminist Philosophy of Science and Feminist Political Economy
Rhetoric, Postmodernism, and Pluralism
Focus 6.1 Analogy and Metaphor
Focus 6.2 Paul Feyerabend
Focus 6.3 Realism and Causal Explanation in Economics
Value Judgements in Economics
Focus 7.1 Logical Positivism and Ordinalist Utility Theory
Focus 7.2 Neutral Science?
Focus 7.3 Naturalistic Legitimation
Glossary

Recenzii

'An extremely valuable volume which will certainly become an indispensable guide in introducing a student to the modern state of economic methodology.' - Ivan A. Boldyrev, Journal of Economic Methodology

'This is a very innovative, clear, and well-informed text in economic methodology that fills an important niche.' – D. Wade Hands, Professor of Economics, University of Puget Sound and Co-editor of the Journal of Economic Methodology

'This is an excellent book that goes beyond being a textbook. It is a contribution in synthesizing issues in methodology of economics.' – Sohrab Behdad, Professor and John E. Harris Chair in Economics, Denison University

Notă biografică


MARCEL BOUMANS is Associate Professor and Co-director of the faculty research programme History and Methodology of Economics at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

JOHN B. DAVIS is Professor of History and Philosophy of Economics and Co-director of the faculty research programme History and Methodology of Economics at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and Professor of Economics at Marquette University, USA. 
 

Caracteristici


The most accessible survey of economic methodology available, suitable for students of economics and business without prior exposure to the subject
Highly respected international author team who teach popular courses in economic methodology
Features thought-provoking contributions by other active thinkers in the field including Professor Mark Blaug
Suitable as a core textbook for undergraduate methodology courses but applicable to a wide range of other courses for students of economics and business