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