Marcel Boumans

Gebundenes Buch

How Economists Model the World into Numbers

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

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

Produktdetails

• Routledge INEM Advances in Economic Methodology
• Verlag: Routledge / Taylor & Francis
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: RU27975
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Januar 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 470g
• ISBN-13: 9780415346214
• ISBN-10: 0415346215
• Artikelnr.: 20929638

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