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Philosophy of Economics: A Contemporary Introduction is the first systematic textbook in the philosophy of economics. It introduces the epistemological, metaphysical and ethical problems that arise in economics, and presents detailed discussions of the solutions that have been offered. Throughout, philosophical issues are illustrated by and analysed in the context of concrete cases drawn from contemporary economics, the history of economic ideas, and actual economic events.
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- Höfundur: Julian Reiss
- Útgáfa:1
- Útgáfudagur: 2013-07-15
- Blaðsíður: 352
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- Format:ePub
- ISBN 13: 9781136763397
- Print ISBN: 9780415881166
- ISBN 10: 1136763392
Efnisyfirlit
- Cover Page
- Half Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 The why, what and how of philosophy of economics
- Overview
- Two Opposing Paradigms
- The Philosophy of Economics: Interpreting Theory, Methodology and Ethics
- The Aims of Economics and the Problem of Purpose
- Study Questions
- Suggested Readings
- Part I Interpreting Economic Theory
- 2 Explaining Economic Phenomena
- Overview
- Explanation as an Aim of Economics
- Phenomena
- Why-Questions, Explanandum and Explanans
- Scientific Laws
- The D-N Model and Its Discontents
- Conclusions
- Study Questions
- Suggested Readings
- 2 Explaining Economic Phenomena
- 3 Rational-Choice Theory
- Overview
- Folk Psychology
- Ordinal-Choice Theory
- Cardinal-Choice Theory
- Stability, Invariance and Justifiers
- Conclusions
- Study Questions
- Suggested Readings
- 4 Game Theory
- Overview
- Whither the Euro?
- Some Games and Some Formalism
- Game Theory's Payoffs
- Game Theory and Rationality
- Game Theory as Explanatory Theory
- Study Questions
- Suggested Readings
- 5 Causation and Causal Tendencies
- Overview
- The Rise of Causal Talk in Economics
- Correlation Is Not Causation: So What Is Causation?
- Causal Tendencies
- Conclusions
- Study Questions
- Suggested Readings
- 6 Mechanisms
- Overview
- Hume on Money
- Four Notions of Causal Mechanism
- Mechanisms as Underlying Structures or Processes
- Mechanisms, Methodological Individualism and Micro-Foundations
- Mechanistic Explanation
- Conclusions
- Study Questions
- Suggested Readings
- 7 Models, Idealization, Explanation
- Overview
- Causal Explanation
- Economic Models
- Idealizations
- Explanation
- Conclusions
- Study Questions
- Suggested Readings
- 8 Measurement
- Overview
- Observation
- Consumer Price Inflation
- Unemployment and GDP
- Conclusions
- Study Questions
- Suggested Readings
- 9 Econometrics
- Overview
- Induction, Deduction and All That
- Mostly Harmless Econometrics?
- Conclusions
- Study Questions
- Suggested Readings
- 10 Experiments
- Overview
- Speaking to Theorists
- Searching for Facts
- Whispering into the Ears of Princes
- Methodological Issues
- Conclusions
- Study Questions
- Suggested Readings
- 11 Evidence-Based Policy
- Overview
- What Is Evidence-Based Policy?
- What Is an RCT, and What Are Its Virtues?
- What, Then, Is Wrong with Evidence-Based Policy?
- Conclusions
- Study Questions
- Suggested Readings
- 12 Welfare and Well-Being
- Overview
- Welfare Economics
- Well-Being
- The Evidential View of Preferences
- Conclusions
- Study Questions
- Suggested Readings
- 13 Markets and Morals
- Overview
- Market Failure
- Transaction Costs and the Coase Theorem
- Intellectual Property Rights
- Commodification: What Money Can't Buy
- Suggested Readings
- 14 Inequality and Distributive Justice
- Overview
- Inequality
- Principles of Distributive Justice
- Conclusions
- Study Questions
- Suggested Readings
- 15 Behavioral Economics and Nudge
- Overview
- Behavioral Economics
- Libertarian Paternalism
- Philosophical Issues in Libertarian Paternalism
- Conclusions
- Study Questions
- Suggested Readings
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