[PDF] The Inexact And Separate Science Of Economics eBook

Author : Daniel M. Hausman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 553 pages
File Size : 14,50 MB
Release : 2023-05-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1009320254

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Is economics a science? What distinguishes it from other sciences, both natural and social? Like many of the natural sciences, its theories are mathematically complex. Yet, like the social sciences, its 'laws' are largely everyday generalizations. Can such generalizations, which are far from universal truths, constitute a science? Does economics have a distinctive method? The first edition answered these and other questions about the scientific status of economics and its underlying methodology. In this fully updated new edition, Dan Hausman reflects on developments in both economics and the philosophy of economics over the last thirty years. It includes a new chapter on the methodology of macroeconomics, an updated discussion on the use of models, and new discussions causal inference and behavioural economics and their implications for theory appraisal. It is the perfect choice for a new generation of students studying the methodology of modern economics.

Author : Daniel M. Hausman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 11 pages
File Size : 20,96 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521883504

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This volume, explores the nature of economics as a science, including classic texts and newer essays.

Author : Roger E. Backhouse
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,7 MB
Release : 2006-10-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1134686749

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Roger Backhouse is a key figure in the field of economic methodology. Explorations in Economic Methodology both clarifies and responds to the issues raised by the literature and argues that methodology is an essential activity. Offering a constructive, but critical, response to the recent literature, this collection provides important new insights for students and researchers in economic methodology and the philosophy of science.

Author : Daniel M. Hausman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 26,48 MB
Release : 1996-03-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780521558501

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Discusses how standard economics may be improved by an understanding of moral philosophy.

Author : Daniel Hausman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 26,65 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1107158311

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This book shows how careful attention to moral reasoning can enrich economic understanding and clarify the importance and the limits of an economic analysis of policy problems.

Author : Daniel M. Hausman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 29,90 MB
Release : 1998-07-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521622891

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This book, by one of the pre-eminent philosophers of science writing today, offers the most comprehensive account available of causal asymmetries. Causation is asymmetrical in many different ways. Causes precede effects; explanations cite causes not effects. Agents use causes to manipulate their effects; they don't use effects to manipulate their causes. Effects of a common cause are correlated; causes of a common effect are not. This book explains why a relationship that is asymmetrical in one of these regards is asymmetrical in the others. Hausman discovers surprising hidden connections between theories of causation and traces them all to an asymmetry of independence. This is a major book for philosophers of science that will also prove insightful to economists and statisticians.

Author : Arjo Klamer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 28,11 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780521342865

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The papers in this volume are drawn from a recent conference at Wellesley College for both theoretical and applied economists, which explored the consequences of rhetoric and conversation within the field of economics.

Author : Robert S. Cohen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 18,56 MB
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9401586381

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Beijing International Conference, 1992

Author : Bert Tieben
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 689 pages
File Size : 47,4 MB
Release : 2012-07-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1781953511

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'Bert Tieben is very well read in the history of economic thought and provides an overview of one of the basic concepts of economics that is unrivalled both in its scope and in its thoughtful and detailed discussion of the various currents and schools. It goes right to the heart of economic theory and asks some pertinent questions about the limits and the future of economic theorizing. That is, I think, what sets it apart from many other studies in the history of economic thought: it is history with an eye to the future, and it does all this without making any demands on the mathematical skills of the reader. This book should therefore appeal to everybody who is interested in the methodology of economics and in exploring the boundaries of economic analysis.' Hans Visser, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands This book deals with one of the most puzzling concepts in economic science, that of economic equilibrium. In modern economics, equilibrium is considered a key assumption, but its role is contested by economists both from within the mainstream and from rival schools of thought. What explains the contradictory assessments of the equilibrium concept in economics? Do economists belonging to different traditions disagree about the definition of equilibrium or do they adopt different rules for assessing scientific status? In this unique and exhaustive study, Bert Tieben answers these questions by investigating the history of equilibrium economics from 1700 to the present day. He concludes that ideology strongly coloured the development of this branch of theory, helping to explain the vehemence of the debates surrounding the concept. He also argues that scientific progress in economics may indeed be fostered by such opposition and contention, and calls for cross fertilization and stronger cooperation between the different schools of thought. This resourceful book will appeal to post graduate students and scholars in the history of economic thought and economic methodology. Both neoclassical and heterodox economists, most notably Austrian, post Keynesian and institutional economists, will also find much to interest them.

Author : Philip Mirowski
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 40,12 MB
Release : 1992-01-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0742569616

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'...the history of economic theory at its best.'-EASTERN ECONOMIC JOURNAL