The Oxford handbook of philosophy of economics /

This title is a cutting-edge reference work to philosophical issues in the practice of economics. It is motivated by the view that there is more to economics than general equilibrium theory and that the philosophy of economics should reflect the diversity of activities and topics that currently occu...

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Handbook of philosophy of economics
Philosophy of economics
The new philosophy of economics /
Laws, causation and economic methodology /
If economics is a science, what kind of a science is it? /
Realistic realism about unrealistic models /
Why there is (as yet) no such thing as an economics of knowledge /
Rationality and indeterminacy /
Experimental investigations of social preferences /
Competing conceptions of the individual in recent economics /
Integrating the dynamics of multiscale economic agency /
Methodological issues in experimental design and interpretation /
Progress in economics : lessons from the spectrum auctions /
Advancing evolutionary explanations in economics : the limited usefulness of Tinbergen's four-question classification /
Computational economics /
Microfoundations and the ontology of macroeconomics /
Causality, invariance and policy /
The miracle of the septuagint and the promise of data mining in economics /
Explaining growth /
Segmented labor market models in developing countries /
What is welfare and how can we measure it? /
Interpersonal comparison of utility /
Subjective measures of well-being : philosophical perspectives /
Facts and values in modern economics /
Hauptverfasser:
Kincaid, Harold, Ross, Don
Weitere Verfasser:
Kincaid, Harold (HerausgeberIn), Ross, Don (HerausgeberIn)
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2009.
Zusammenfassung:
This title is a cutting-edge reference work to philosophical issues in the practice of economics. It is motivated by the view that there is more to economics than general equilibrium theory and that the philosophy of economics should reflect the diversity of activities and topics that currently occupy economists.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xvii, 670 pages) : illustrations.
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:
9780199892105
0199892105
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