Philosophy of Causality in Economics - Causal Inferences and Policy Proposals

Informationen zum Autor Mariusz Maziarz is a PhD candidate at Wroclaw University of Economics, Poland, and Assistant Researcher with the Interdisciplinary Centre for Ethics & Institute of Philosophy at Jagiellonian University, Poland. Zusammenfassung What do economists mean when they conclude that A ‘causes’ B? Does ‘cause’ say that we can influence B by intervening on A, or is it only a label for the correlation of variables? This book analyses the meaning of causal claims made by economists and the philosophical presuppositions underlying the research methods used. Inhaltsverzeichnis (1) Introduction (2) Regularities (3) Causality as changes in conditional probability (4) Counterfactuals (5) Mechanisms (6) Interventions and manipulability (7) Concluding remarks

List of contents

(1) Introduction (2) Regularities (3) Causality as changes in conditional probability (4) Counterfactuals (5) Mechanisms (6) Interventions and manipulability (7) Concluding remarks

Product details

• Authors: Mariusz Maziarz
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9780367363994
• ISBN: 978-0-367-36399-4
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: Routledge INEM Advances in Economic Methodology
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Entrepreneurship, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Marketing / General, Philosophy, Economic theory & philosophy, Economic theory and philosophy