How economists model the world into numbers / Marcel Boumans.
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TextSeries: Routledge INEM Advance in Economic MethodologyPublication details: London : Routledge, c2005.Description: xiv, 206 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: - 0415459303 (pbk.)
- 9780415459303 (pbk.)
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Includes bibliographical references (p.187 -201) and indexes.
1. Introduction -- 2. A new practice -- 3. Autonomy -- 4. Design of experiments -- 5. Measurement -- 6. Rigour -- 7. Conclusions
By exploring a variety of economic research practices and studying the solutions offered by prominent economists including Irving Fisher, Milton Friedman, Trygve Haavelmo, Robert Lucas and Jan Tinbergen, this book allows the reader to gain a greater understanding of what economists achieve by building models." "This informative book will be essential for students and researchers of economic methodology and the philosophy and history of science.
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