Foundations of research in economics : how do economists do economics? /
In 21 prescriptive rather than descriptive treatments, well known academic economists set out how they think the discipline should be practiced both internally and in relation to other fields and arenas of society. They explore economics as a historical process and as a public science, realism in mo...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA, USA :
Edward Elgar,
1998.
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| Edition: | Pbk. ed. |
| Series: | Advances in economic methodology.
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| Summary: | In 21 prescriptive rather than descriptive treatments, well known academic economists set out how they think the discipline should be practiced both internally and in relation to other fields and arenas of society. They explore economics as a historical process and as a public science, realism in model buildings, social science, normative and positive aspects, extracting information from data, and worthwhile economics. Annotation copyright by Book News, Incorporated, Portland, OR. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 298 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1858981638 9781858981635 1858987717 9781858987712 |