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The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Economics Harold Kincaid

The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Economics By Harold Kincaid

The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Economics by Harold Kincaid


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This volume is the first comprehensive, cohesive, and accessible reference source to the philosophy of economics, presenting important new scholarship by top scholars.

The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Economics Summary

The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Economics by Harold Kincaid

The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Economics is a cutting-edge reference work to philosophical issues in the practice of economics. It is motivated by the view that there is more to economics than general equilibrium theory, and that the philosophy of economics should reflect the diversity of activities and topics that currently occupy economists. Contributions in the Handbook are thus closely tied to ongoing theoretical and empirical concerns in economics. Contributors include both philosophers of science and economists. Chapters fall into three general categories: received views in philosophy of economics, ongoing controversies in microeconomics, and issues in modeling, macroeconomics, and development. Specific topics include methodology, game theory, experimental economics, behavioral economics, neuroeconomics, computational economics, data mining, interpersonal comparisons of utility, measurement of welfare and well being, growth theory and development, and microfoundations of macroeconomics. The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Economics is a groundbreaking reference like no other in its field. It is a central resource for those wishing to learn about the philosophy of economics, and for those who actively engage in the discipline, from advanced undergraduates to professional philosophers, economists, and historians.

The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Economics Reviews

The Handbook is successful in showing us what recent philosophers of economics do and what recent [Philosophy of Economics] is, despite the fact that 'what they do' and 'what it is' is not as straightforward as it once was. The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Economics will become one of the standard references for philosophers of economics. It will also become an essential part of [Philosophy of Economics] teaching. * Economics and Philosophy *
For anyone interested in the philosophy of science and economics, this unique book and its extensive references should be explored. * J. Halteman, CHOICE *

About Harold Kincaid

Harold Kincaid is Professor in the School of Economics at the University of Cape Town and Visiting Professor at the Academy of Finland Centre of Excellence in the Philosophy of the Social Sciences at the University of Helsinki. Don Ross is Professor in the School of Sociology and Philosophy at University College Cork; Professor of Economics at the University of Cape Town; and Program Director for Methodology in the Center for Economic Analysis of Risk at Georgia State University.

Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgements 1. The New Philosophy of Economics, Don Ross and Harold Kincaid Section 1: Received Views in Philosophy of Economics 2. Laws, Causation and Economic Methodology, Daniel Hausman 3. If Economics Is a Science, What Kind of a Science Is It?, Alex Rosenberg 4. Realistic Realism about Unrealistic Models, Uskali Maki 5. Why There Is (as Yet) No Such Thing as an Economics of Knowledge, Philip Mirowski Section 2: Microeconomics 6. Rationality and Indeterminacy, Cristina Bicchieri 7. Experimental Investigations of Social Preferences, Jim Woodward 8. Competing Conceptions of the Individual in Recent Economics, John B. Davis 9. Integrating the Dynamics of Multi-scale Economic Agency, Don Ross 10. Methodological Issues in Experimental Design and Interpretation, Francesco Guala 11. Progress in Economics--Lessons from the Spectrum Auctions, Anna Alexandrova and Robert Northcot 12. Advancing Evolutionary Explanations in Economics, Jack Vromen Section 3: Modeling, Macroeconomics And Development 13. Computational Economics, Paul Humphreys 14. Microfoundations and the Ontology of Macroeconomics, Kevin D. Hoover 15. Causality, Invariance, and Policy, Nancy Cartwright 16. The Miracle of the Septuagint and the Promise of Data Mining in Economics, Stan du Plessis 17. Explained Growth, Harold Kincaid 18. Segmented Labor Market Models in Developing Countries, Gary Fields 19. What is Welfare and How Can We Measure it?, Keith Dowding 20. Interpersonal Comparison of Utility, Ken Binmore 21. Subjective Measures of Well-Being: Philosophical Perspectives, Erik Angner 22. Facts and Values in Modern Economics, Partha Dasgupta

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NPB9780190846220
9780190846220
0190846224
The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Economics by Harold Kincaid
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Paperback
Oxford University Press Inc
2017-09-07
688
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