Economic Methodology explores the status and character of economics as a social science and introduces students to philosophical issues underlying modern science. Approaching the subject as philosophy of science for economists, the authors use the historical developments in philosophy of science to frame this introduction to the field of economic methodology. By doing this they strengthen students' understanding of economics as a science to enhance their reasoning skills, introducing them to the wider philosophical issues surrounding our understanding of the area.
Marcel Boumans Ordine dei libri (cronologico)
Il lavoro di Marcel Boumans approfondisce le pratiche di ricerca empirica attraverso una miscela unica di lenti storiche e filosofiche. Esamina criticamente le metodologie di misurazione e modellazione, insieme al ruolo integrale della matematica nelle scienze sociali. La sua ricerca si estende alle sfumature della visione e della visualizzazione, cercando una comprensione epistemologica dei giudizi degli esperti. Boumans offre una profonda esplorazione della natura della conoscenza scientifica generata al di là dei confini del laboratorio.
History of Political Economy - 43: Histories on Econometrics
Annual Supplement
- 354pagine
- 13 ore di lettura
Considers the history of econometrics, a field of economics that combines statistics, mathematics, and economic theory
Economic methodology was formally recognized as a field of economic inquiry in the 1980s, and was heavily influenced by currents in the philosophy of science, particularly by the reaction against logical positivism as exemplified in the writings of Popper, Kuhn and Lakatos. The authors, bringing to bear a wealth of research and teaching experience, situate the field within the broader philosophy of science tradition. They explore the key refinements to, and extensions and departures from, the field in order to understand issues prevalent in the economic domain.