Marcel Boumans

How Economists Model the World into Numbers

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Economics is dominated by model building, therefore a comprehension of how such models work is vital to understanding the discipline. This book provides a critical analysis of the economist's favourite tool, and as such will be an enlightening read for some, and an intriguing one for others.

Produktdetails

• Routledge INEM Advances in Economic Methodology
• Verlag: Routledge / Taylor & Francis
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: RU27975
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Januar 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 242mm x 162mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 470g
• ISBN-13: 9780415346214
• ISBN-10: 0415346215
• Artikelnr.: 20929638

Autorenporträt

Marcel Boumans is Associate Professor of Philosophy and History of Economics at the University of Amsterdam.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. A New Practice
3. Autonomy
4. Designs of Experiments
5. Measurement
6. Rigor
7. Conclusions

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1. Introduction
2. A New Practice
3. Autonomy
4. Designs of Experiments
5. Measurement
6. Rigor
7. Conclusions

Rezensionen

'Boumans has written a rich, deeply informed and insightful book'.

- Kevin D. Hoover, Duke University, USA; Journal of Economic Methodology, Vol. 16, No. 4, December 2009, 417-434

'Boumans has written a rich, deeply informed and insightful book'.

- Kevin D. Hoover, Duke University, USA; Journal of Economic Methodology, Vol. 16, No. 4, December 2009, 417-434