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Record Nr.

UNINA9910961208103321

Autore

Boumans Marcel

Titolo

How economists model the world into numbers / / Marcel Boumans

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Routledge, 2005

ISBN

9781134280667

1134280661

9781134280674

113428067X

9781280114120

1280114126

9780203324073

0203324072

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (221 p.)

Collana

Routledge INEM advances in economic methodology

Disciplina

330.015118

Soggetti

Economics, Mathematical

Economics - Mathematical models

Econometrics

Economics - Methodology - History - 20th century

Economics, Mathematical - History - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 A new practice; 3 Autonomy; 4 Design of experiments; 5 Measurement; 6 Rigour; 7 Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.