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UNINA9910563089403321 |
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A modern guide to philosophy of economics / / edited by Harold Kincaid, Don Ross |
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Cheltenham, England ; ; Northampton, Massachusetts : , : Edward Elgar Publishing, , [2021] |
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©2021 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (384 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Economics - Philosophy |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Matter -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction: useful philosophy of economics -- 2. Utility measurement: some contemporary concerns -- 3. Making progress on causal inference in economics -- 4. Experimental design and Bayesian interpretation -- 5. Randomised trials in economics -- 6. Are economists' self-perceptions as epistemically superior self-defeating? -- 7. Gender biases in economics -- 8. On the foundations of behavioural and experimental economics -- 9. Modelling Homo sociologicus: social influence and interdependent behaviour in economics -- 10. Welfare economics in large worlds: welfare and public policies in an uncertain environment -- 11. Poverty measurement and mitigation: a case study of contestation and compromise in South Africa -- 12. Core models in macroeconomics -- 13. The nature of DSGE macroeconomics -- 14. Theory and evidence as drivers of economists' opinions regarding the impact of fiscal stimulus -- 15. Everyday economics -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This insightful Modern Guide offers a broad coverage of questions and controversies encountered by contemporary economists. A refreshing approach to philosophy of economics, chapters comprise a range of methodological and theoretical perspectives, from lab and field experiments to macroeconomics and applied policy work, written using |
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