ISBN:
9781788974462
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (ix, 374 Seiten)
Series Statement:
Elgar modern guides
Series Statement:
Elgaronline
Series Statement:
Elgar modern guides series
Series Statement:
Edward Elgar books
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Erscheint auch als
DDC:
330.01
Keywords:
Wirtschaftsphilosophie
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Theorie
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Economics Philosophy
;
Economics Moral and ethical aspects
;
Electronic books
;
Aufsatzsammlung
Abstract:
Contents: 1. Introduction: Useful philosophy of economics / Harold Kincaid and Don Ross -- 2. Utility measurement: Some contemporary concerns / Nathaniel T. Wilcox -- 3. Making progress on causal inference in economics / Harold Kincaid -- 4. Experimental design and bayesian interpretation / Glenn W. Harrison -- 5. Randomised trials in economics / Seán M. Muller -- 6. Are economists' self-perceptions as epistemically superior self-defeating? / Jack Wright -- 7. Gender biases in economics / Julie A. Nelson -- 8. On the foundations of behavioural and experimental economics / Andreas Ortmann -- 9. Modelling homo sociologicus : Social influence and interdependent behaviour in economics / Michiru Nagatsu -- 10. Welfare economics in large worlds: Welfare and public policies in an uncertain environment / Guilhem Lecouteux -- 11. Poverty measurement and mitigation: A case study of contestation and compromise in South Africa / Julian May -- 12. Core models in macroeconomics / Aki Lehtinen -- 13. The nature of dsge macroeconomics / Alex Rosenberg -- 14. Theory and evidence as drivers of economists' opinions regarding the impact of fiscal stimulus / Edward E. Leamer and Sumit Shinde -- 15. Everyday economics / Don Ross and Matthew Townshend -- Index.
Abstract:
"This insightful Modern Guide offers a broad coverage of questions and controversies encountered by contemporary economists. A refreshing approach to philosophy of economics, chapters comprise a range of methodological and theoretical perspectives, from lab and field experiments to macroeconomics and applied policy work, written using a familiar, accessible language for economists. Highlighting key areas of methodological controversy, the Modern Guide looks at estimating utility functions in choice data, causal modelling, and ethics in randomised control trials. Chapters further explore topical issues, including: economists' attitudes to other disciplines; gender bias in economic research; methods of modelling social influence in economics; behavioural welfare economics; anti-poverty policy controversies; and inflexible reliance on DSGE models in macroeconomics. Furthermore, it explores the implications of the last financial crisis for macroeconomic confidence, and ways to adapt abstract theory to everyday policy advice. Avoiding philosophical jargon, and with the majority of chapters written by economists, this Modern Guide will challenge economists and scholars of philosophy of economics to engage with different approaches to the topic. This will also be a useful tool for policy makers administering nudges, development initiatives, macro-forecasting and monetary policy"--
DOI:
10.4337/9781788974462
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