How Economists Model the World Into Numbers

Informationen zum Autor Marcel Boumans is Associate Professor of Philosophy and History of Economics at the University of Amsterdam. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction2. A New Practice3. Autonomy4. Designs of Experiments5. Measurement6. Rigor7. Conclusions

List of contents

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

Report

'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

Product details

• Authors: Marcel Boumans, Marcel (University of Amsterdam Boumans, Marcel (Utrecht School of Economics Boumans, Boumans Marcel
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.09.2007
• EAN: 9780415459303
• ISBN: 978-0-415-45930-3
• No. of pages: 220
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 222 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Routledge INEM Advances in Eco; Routledge INEM Advances in Economic Methodology
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries