Economic methodology
understanding economics as a science
by Marcel Boumans
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"Economic Methodology explores the status and character of economics as a social science and introduces students to philosophical issues underlying modern science. Approaching the subject as philosophy of science for economists, the authors use the historical developments in philosophy of science to frame this introduction to the field of economic methodology. By doing this they strengthen students' understanding of economics as a science to enhance their reasoning skills, introducing them to the wider philosophical issues surrounding our understanding of the area"--
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Economic methodology: understanding economics as a science
2015, Palgrave Macmillan
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Economic methodology: understanding economics as a science
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Revised edition of the authors' Economic methodology, 2010.
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Like other sciences, the study of economics has been shaped by rigorous arguments and debates that continue to influence economists. In this fascinating introduction, the authors consider the scientific nature of the methods, logic, and forms of explanation that underlie economics as a discipline.
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