Economic methodology
Subtitle: an inquiry
By: Sheila C. Dow.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
Subjects: Economics -- Methodology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-198) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1 What's so Funny about Economics?; title: 2 Where is Economics Going? 4; title: 2.1 Introduction 4; title: 2.2 Why Does Economics Keep on Changing? 5; title: 2.3 Issues for Economists 10; title: 2.4 The Public Understanding of Economics 14; title: 2.5 Conclusion 17; title: 2.6 Further Reading 18; title: 3 Some Theoretical Issues 19; title: 3.1 Introduction 19; title: 3.2 Human Nature: Economics of the Family 20; title: 3.3 Relationships with Other Disciplines: The Theory; title: of the Firm 25; title: 3.4 The Micro-Macro Distinction: Credit Rationing 28; title: 3.5 Expectations: Model Uncertainty and Monetary; title: Policy 30; title: 3.6 Welfare Issues: The Distribution of Global Pollution 33; title: 3.7 Conclusion 36; title: 3.8 Further Reading 36; title: 4 Some Empirical Issues 38; title: 4.1 Introduction 38; title: 4.2 Empirical Work as Theory Testing: Education and; title: Earnings; Education and Growth 39; title: 4.3 Empirical Work as a Basis for Prediction:; title: Predicting Financial Crises 46; title: 4.4 Empirical Work as the Basis for Institutional; title: Design: Independent Central Banks 49; title: 4.5 Conclusion 51; title: 4.6 Further Reading 53; title: 5 The Scope and Purpose of Economics 55; title: 5.1 Introduction 55; title: 5.2 The Nature and Scope of Economics 56; title: 5.3 The Purpose of Economics 61; title: 5.4 Economics and the Physical Sciences 68; title: 5.5 Conclusion 74; title: 5.6 Further Reading 75; title: 6 Progress in Economics 77; title: 6.1 Introduction 77; title: 6.2 Inductivism and Deductivism 78; title: 6.3 Empirical Testing 85; title: 6.4 (Critical) Rationalism 90; title: 6.5 Modelling, Mathematics, and Economics 96; title: 6.6 Conclusion 102; title: 6.7 Further Reading 104; title: 7 Understanding Economics 106; title: 7.1 Introduction 106; title: 7.2 Economics as a Social Activity 107; title: 7.3 Rhetoric 114; title: 7.4 Postmodernism 122; title: 7.5 Sociology of Scientific Knowledge/Science Studies 126; title: 7.6 Conclusion 129; title: 7.7 Further Reading 131; title: 8 Understanding the Economy 132; title: 8.1 Introduction 132; title: 8.2 Realism 135; title: 8.3 Rationality 143; title: 8.4 Logic and Rigour 147; title: 8.5 Pluralism 155; title: 8.6 Conclusion 160; title: 8.7 Further Reading 161; title: 9 Issues for Methodology and Economics 162; title: 9.1 Introduction 162; title: 9.2 Sociology, Modes of Thought, and Visions of Reality 163; title: 9.3 Our Choice of Methodology 168; title: 9.4 Relationships with Other Disciplines 170; title: 9.5 What all this Means for Applying Economics to; title: Policy Issues 175; title: 9.6 Implications for Economics Education 177; title: 9.7 Conclusion: Methodology and the Future of; title: Economics 178; title: 9.8 Further Reading 180.