A modern guide to philosophy of economics / / edited by Harold Kincaid, Don Ross
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| Titolo: |
A modern guide to philosophy of economics / / edited by Harold Kincaid, Don Ross
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| Pubblicazione: | Cheltenham, England ; ; Northampton, Massachusetts : , : Edward Elgar Publishing, , [2021] |
| ©2021 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (384 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 330.01 |
| Soggetto topico: | Economics - Philosophy |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Persona (resp. second.): | KincaidHarold <1952-> |
| RossDon <1962-> | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 a familiar, accessible language for economists. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | A modern guide to philosophy of economics |
| ISBN: | 1-78897-446-8 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910563089403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Elgar Modern Guides