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Amartya Sen and Rational Choice
The Concept of Commitment
Av Mark Peacock
Inbunden, 2019
2578 kr
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Are human beings motivated exclusively by self-interest? The orthodox theory of rational choice in economics thinks that they are. Amartya Sen disagrees, and his concept commitment is central to his vision of an alternative to mainstream rational choice theory. This book examines commitment as it …
Philosophical Problems of Behavioural Economics
Av Stefan Heidl
Häftad, 2019
718 kr
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The goal of behavioural economics is to improve the explanatory and predictive power of economics. This can be achieved by using theoretical and methodological resources of psychology. Its fundamental idea is that the relationship between psychology and economics cannot be subsumed under standard …
Philosophy of Causality in Economics
Causal Inferences and Policy Proposals
Inbunden, 2020
2504 kr
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Approximately one in six top economic research papers draws an explicitly causal conclusion. But what do economists mean when they conclude that A ‘causes’ B? Does ‘cause’ say that we can influence B by intervening on A, or is it only a label for the correlation of variables? Do quantitative …
Philosophy of Causality in Economics
Causal Inferences and Policy Proposals
Häftad, 2021
820 kr
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Approximately one in six top economic research papers draws an explicitly causal conclusion. But what do economists mean when they conclude that A ‘causes’ B? Does ‘cause’ say that we can influence B by intervening on A, or is it only a label for the correlation of variables? Do quantitative …
Morality of Economic Behaviour
Economics as Ethics
Häftad, 2022
381 kr
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The links between self-interest and morality have been examined in moral philosophy since Plato. Economics is a mostly value-free discipline, having lost its original ethical dimension as described by Adam Smith. Examining moral philosophy through the framework provided by economics offers new …
Causality and Objectivity in Macroeconomics
Inbunden, 2023
2504 kr
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Central banks and other policymaking institutions use causal hypotheses to justify macroeconomic policy decisions to the public and public institutions. These hypotheses say that changes in one macroeconomic aggregate (e.g. aggregate demand) cause changes in other macroeconomic aggregates (e.g. in …
Causality and Objectivity in Macroeconomics
Häftad, 2025
704 kr
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Central banks and other policymaking institutions use causal hypotheses to justify macroeconomic policy decisions to the public and public institutions. These hypotheses say that changes in one macroeconomic aggregate (e.g. aggregate demand) cause changes in other macroeconomic aggregates (e.g. in …
Economics and Performativity
Exploring Limits, Theories and Cases
Häftad, 2020
689 kr
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Economists do more than merely describe an external economic world. They shape it in the image of their theories and models. This idea, following the philosophy of language, puts forward that economic theories are performative, and not only descriptive. This idea has become a powerful critique of …
Individual and the Other in Economic Thought
Av Ragip Ege, Herrade Igersheim
Häftad, 2020
710 kr
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The Philosophy of Economics primarily considers the economic agent as a moral subject. Economics, however, has long overlooked the agent’s moral – that is to say, reasonable – dimension, to focus instead on the strictly rational. This volume seeks to address this neglected topic through exploring …
Philosophy of Mathematics and Economics
Image, Context and Perspective
Av Thomas A. Boylan, Paschal F. O'Gorman
Häftad, 2020
791 kr
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With the failure of economics to predict the recent economic crisis, the image of economics as a rigorous mathematical science has been subjected to increasing interrogation. One explanation for this failure is that the subject took a wrong turn in its historical trajectory, becoming too …
Structuralist Theory of Economics
Häftad, 2020
791 kr
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Economists have long grappled with the problem of how economic theories relate to empirical evidence: how can abstract mathematized theories be used to produce empirical claims? How are such theories applied to economic phenomena? What does it mean to “test” economic theories? This book introduces, …
Karl Popper and Situational Analysis
Theory and Method for Contemporary Economics and Sociology
Inbunden, 2024
2504 kr
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‘Situational Analysis’ represents Karl Popper’s methodological proposal for the social sciences. Although it has been widely studied and interpreted, this book argues that Situational Analysis remains underestimated and undeveloped and, if properly reformulated, could yet become a broad …
Karl Popper and Situational Analysis
Theory and Method for Contemporary Economics and Sociology
Häftad, 2026
704 kr
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‘Situational Analysis’ represents Karl Popper’s methodological proposal for the social sciences. Although it has been widely studied and interpreted, this book argues that Situational Analysis remains underestimated and undeveloped and, if properly reformulated, could yet become a broad …
Amartya Sen and Rational Choice
The Concept of Commitment
Av Mark Peacock
Häftad, 2021
740 kr
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Are human beings motivated exclusively by self-interest? The orthodox theory of rational choice in economics thinks that they are. Amartya Sen disagrees, and his concept commitment is central to his vision of an alternative to mainstream rational choice theory. This book examines commitment as it …
Philosophy of Mathematics and Economics
Image, Context and Perspective
Av Thomas A. Boylan, Paschal F. O'Gorman
Inbunden, 2018
2818 kr
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With the failure of economics to predict the recent economic crisis, the image of economics as a rigorous mathematical science has been subjected to increasing interrogation. One explanation for this failure is that the subject took a wrong turn in its historical trajectory, becoming too …
Applied Economics and the Critical Realist Critique
Inbunden, 2003
1562 kr
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This intriguing new book examines and analyses the role of critical realism in economics and specifically how this line of thought can be applied to the real world. With contributions from such varying commentators as Sheila Dow, Wendy Olsen and Fred Lee, this new book is unique in its approach and …
Foundations of Paul Samuelson's Revealed Preference Theory
A study by the method of rational reconstruction
Av Stanley Wong
Inbunden, 2006
2578 kr
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Originally published over two decades ago, this classic text within the philosophy of economics is a tour de force against revealed preference. It critically examines the research programme carried out by the Nobel Prize winner Paul Samuelson on the revealed preference approach to the theory of …
McCloskey's Rhetoric
Discourse Ethics in Economics
Inbunden, 2005
2578 kr
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The rhetoric of economics has long claimed scientific objectivity, however the late, great economist Joan Robinson argued that ‘the purpose of studying economics is not to acquire a set of ready-made answers to economic questions, but to learn how to avoid being deceived by economists.’ This unique …
Popper and Economic Methodology
Contemporary Challenges
Av Thomas Boylan, Paschal O'Gorman
Inbunden, 2007
2504 kr
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This new book, under the impressive editorship of Thomas Boylan and Paschal O'Gorman, explores a number of major themes central to the work of Karl Popper.The tensions that have resulted from Popperian thought are well documented. How can mainstream orthodox economics be falsifiable while …
How Economists Model the World into Numbers
Inbunden, 2005
2578 kr
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Economics is dominated by model building, therefore a comprehension of how such models work is vital to understanding the discipline. This book provides a critical analysis of the economist's favourite tool, and as such will be an enlightening read for some, and an intriguing one for others.
Error in Economics
Towards a More Evidence–Based Methodology
Av Julian Reiss
Inbunden, 2007
2512 kr
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What is the correct concept behind measures of inflation? Does money cause business activity or is it the other way around? Shall we stimulate growth by raising aggregate demand or rather by lowering taxes and thereby providing incentives to produce? Policy-relevant questions such as these are of …
Invisible Hand in Economics
How Economists Explain Unintended Social Consequences
Inbunden, 2008
2586 kr
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This is a book about one of the most controversial concepts in economics: the invisible hand. The author explores the unintended social consequences implied by the invisible hand and discusses the mechanisms that bring about these consequences.The book questions, examines and explicates the …
How Economists Model the World into Numbers
Häftad, 2007
772 kr
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Economics is dominated by model building, therefore a comprehension of how such models work is vital to understanding the discipline. This book provides a critical analysis of the economist's favourite tool, and as such will be an enlightening read for some, and an intriguing one for others.
Foundations of Paul Samuelson's Revealed Preference Theory
A study by the method of rational reconstruction
Av Stanley Wong
Häftad, 2009
772 kr
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Originally published over two decades ago, this classic text within the philosophy of economics is a tour de force against revealed preference. It critically examines the research programme carried out by the Nobel Prize winner Paul Samuelson on the revealed preference approach to the theory of …
Economics and the Mind
Av Barbara Montero, Mark D. White
Häftad, 2009
884 kr
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Economics is often defined as the science of choice or human action. But choice and action are essentially mental phenomena, an aspect rarely mentioned in the economics discourse. Choice, while not always a conscious or rational process, is held to involve beliefs, desires, intentions and arguably …
Invisible Hand in Economics
How Economists Explain Unintended Social Consequences
Häftad, 2009
934 kr
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This is a book about one of the most controversial concepts in economics: the invisible hand. The author explores the unintended social consequences implied by the invisible hand and discusses the mechanisms that bring about these consequences.The book questions, examines and explicates the …
Reassessing the Paradigm of Economics
Bringing Positive Economics Back into the Normative Framework
Inbunden, 2011
2578 kr
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When President Reagan and Prime Minister Thatcher adopted the neoliberal doctrine as the paradigm of economics, there was no evidence that the move would have been successful, but thirty years on, the recurrent crises that culminated in 2008 suggest a serious mis-match between expectations and …
Error in Economics
Towards a More Evidence–Based Methodology
Av Julian Reiss
Häftad, 2010
747 kr
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What is the correct concept behind measures of inflation? Does money cause business activity or is it the other way around? Shall we stimulate growth by raising aggregate demand or rather by lowering taxes and thereby providing incentives to produce? Policy-relevant questions such as these are of …
Dewey, Pragmatism and Economic Methodology
Av Elias Khalil
Häftad, 2012
747 kr
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This book brings together, for the first time, philosophers of pragmatism and economists interested in methodological questions. The main theoretical thrust of Dewey is to unite inquiry with behavior and this book's contributions assess this insight in the light of developments in modern American …
McCloskey's Rhetoric
Discourse Ethics in Economics
Häftad, 2012
747 kr
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The rhetoric of economics has long claimed scientific objectivity, however the late, great economist Joan Robinson argued that ‘the purpose of studying economics is not to acquire a set of ready-made answers to economic questions, but to learn how to avoid being deceived by economists.’ This unique …
