Philosophy of Economics by Gabbay, Dov M. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Image Table of Contents Title Copyright Dedication General Preface Preface Contributors Part A General Philosophical Themes

Realism and Antirealism About Economics

1 Introduction 2 Scientific Realism in Conventional Philosophy of Science 3 Ingredients of a Minimal Scientific Realism 4 Commonsensibles and their Modifications in Economic Modelling 5 Social Construction (What?) of What? 6 Conclusion BIBLIOGRAPHY

The Rise and fall of Popper and Lakatos in Economics

1 Introduction 2 Early Engagements with Popper 3 Lakatos and the Emergence of Economic Methodology 4 The Movement from Popper and Lakatos 5 Appraising Economic Theories 6 Methodology After Lakatos 7 Conclusions Acknowledgements BIBLIOGRAPHY

Models and Modelling in Economics

1 Introduction 2 Nature of Economic Models 3 Working with Models 4 Conclusions: From Models to Modelling Acknowledgements BIBLIOGRAPHY

Economic Theory and Causal Inference

1 Reductionist and Structuralist Accounts of Causality 2 Structual Estimation and Causality 3 The Assault on Macroeconometric Models 4 Inferring Causes from Interventions 5 Graph-Theoretic Accounts of Causal Structure 6 A Synthetic Program for Uncovering The Causal Structure of Vars BIBLIOGRAPHY

Naturalism and the Nature of Economic Evidence

1 Naturalism and Evidence 2 Nonexperimental Evidence 3 Experimental Evidence 4 Evidence and Unrealistic Causal Models Conclusion BIBLIOGRAPHY

Some Issues Concerning the Nature of Economic Explanation

1 Some Controversies About Explanation 2 Formal Criteria for Explanation in Economics 3 Theoretical Entities and Explanation 4 When do Models Explain? 5 Macro and Microexplanation 6 Functional Explanation and Evolutionary Economics 7 The Nature of Economic Causes 8 Conclusion BIBLIOGRAPHY

The Unreasonable Efficacy of Mathematics in Modern Economics

1 The Classical Arguments 2 The Role and Functions of Mathematics in Neoclassical Economics 3 Post-1980 Developments in Alternative Possibilities for Mathematical Formalization in Economics 4 A Revival of Philosophy of Mathematics for Economics? BIBLIOGRAPHY

Feminist Philosophy of Economics

Introduction What Makes an Economic Inquiry Feminist? Is Rational Choice Theory Androcentric? Values and Objectivity in Economics “Critical Realism:” A Contested View in Feminist Philosophy of Economics Conclusion BIBLIOGRAPHY

The Positive-Normative Dichotomy and Economics

1 Introduction to the Positive-Normative Dichotomy 2 The History of the Positive-Normative Dichotomy in Economics 3 Normative and Ethically Normative 4 The Entanglement of Positive and (Ethically) Normative 5 Conclusion Acknowledgements BIBLIOGRAPHY

Economic Theory, Anti-Economics, And Political Ideology

1 Introduction 2 Anti-Economists and Markets 3 Economic Theory and the Normative Status of the Market 4 Non-Ideological Economics BIBLIOGRAPHY

Social Scientific Naturalism and Experimentation in Economics

1 Is Game Theory Testable? 2 Difficulties in Testing Game Theory 3 Determining Preferences 4 The Implications of Preference Complexities 5 Some Implications for Social Scientific Naturalism 6 Conclusions Acknowledgements BIBLIOGRAPHY

Part B Specific Methods, Theories, Approaches, Paradigms, Schools, Traditions

The Philosophy of Economic Forecasting

1 Introduction 2 Prerequisites 3 Forecasting, Prediction, and Economics 4 The Purpose of Economics 5 Philosophical Questions 6 Causality and Control BIBLIOGRAPHY

Philosophy of Econometrics

1 Introduction 2 Relevant Philosophical/Methodological Issues 3 Philosophy of Science and Empirical Modeling 4 Statistical Inference and its Foundational Problems 5 Error-Statistics (E-S) and Inductive Inference 6 Statistical Adequacy and the Reliability of Inference 7 Philosophical/Methodological Issues Pertaining to Econometrics 8 Summary And Conclusions Acknowledgements BIBLIOGRAPHY

Measurement in Economics

1 The Representational Theory of Measurement 2 Axiomatic Representational Theory of Measurement 3 Empirical Representational Theory of Measurement 4 Instrument Measurement 5 Reliable Measurement Results 6 Economic Modeling Acknowledgements BIBLIOGRAPHY

Geographical Economics and its Neighbours — Forces Towards and Against Unification

1 Introduction 2 Geographical Economics and its Neighbours 3 Explanatory Unification4 4 Intra-Disciplinary Unification of Location, Trade and Growth 5 Inter-Disciplinary Unification: Economics Imperialism10 6 Unrealistic Assumptions, Idealizations and Explanatory Power 7 Concluding Remarks Acknowledgements BIBLIOGRAPHY

The Homo Economicus Conception of the Individual

1 Existence as a Category of Investigation 2 What Exists in Economics? 3 The Homo Economicus Conception of the Individual 4 The Problem of Multiple Selves 5 Three Precursor Social Identity Arguments 6 Recent Social Identity Arguments 7 The Conception of the Individual in Recent Economics BIBLIOGRAPHY

Rational Choice and Some Difficulties for Consequentialism*

1 Introduction 2 Transitivity 3 Independence 4 Difficulties With the Formalisation of Non-Dictatorship 5 The Identification Problem 6 Summary BIBLIOGRAPHY

Rational Choice, Preferences Over Actions and Rule-Following Behavior

1 Introduction 2 Rationality Principle and Rationality Hypotheses in Economics 3 Adjusting the Utility Function 4 Preferences Over Actions and Rule Following 5 The Rationale of Rule-Following Behavior 6 The Explanation of Rule-Following Behavior 7 Conclusion Acknowledgements BIBLIOGRAPHY

Philosophy of Game Theory

1 Introduction 2 Some Basic Concepts 3 Game Theory as a Normative Theory of Rationality 4 Game Theory as a Predictive Theory 5 Conclusion BIBLIOGRAPHY

An Embarrassment of Riches: Modeling Social Preferences in Ultimatum Games

1 Social Preferences 2 Analysis Based on BUG 3 Variants to BUG 4 Conclusion BIBLIOGRAPHY

Experimentation in Economics

1 Introduction 2 Theory and Experiment 3 Experimental Inferences 4 External Validity 5 The Philosophical Relevance of Experimental Economics' Results 6 Other Issues and Readings Acknowledgements BIBLIOGRAPHY

Behavioral Economics

1 Introduction 2 The Intellectual Backdrop 3 Psychological Approaches During the Late Neoclassical Period 4 The “New” Behavioral Economics 5 The Methods of Behavioral Economics 6 Current Directions 7 Conclusion Acknowledgements BIBLIOGRAPHY

The Economic Agent: Not Human, But Importan

1 Introduction 2 Economic Agency 3 Animal Agents 4 The Heartland of Economics 5 Behavioral Economics and Neuroeconomics: The Molar and the Molecular 6 People as Coordinating Equilibria BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ontological Issues in Evolutionary Economics: The debate Between Generalized Darwinism and the Continuity Hypothesis

Introduction Conclusions BIBLIOGRAPHY

Public Choice: A Methodological Perspective

Introduction and Overview 1 Homo Oeconomicus Goes Politics 2 Normative Public Choice Conclusions BIBLIOGRAPHY

Judgment Aggregation: A Short Introduction

1 Introduction 2 A Problem of Majority Inconsistency 3 The Basic Model of Judgment Aggregation 4 A General Impossibility Result 5 Avoiding the Impossibility 6 The Relationship to Other Aggregation Problems 7 Concluding Remarks Acknowledgements BIBLIOGRAPHY

The Economics of Scientific Knowledge

1 The Idea of an Economics of Scientific Knowledge 2 The Optimisation Paradigm 3 Epistemic Utility Approaches 4 The Exchange Paradigm 5 Social Mechanisms for Knowledge Production Acknowledgements BIBLIOGRAPHY

Index of Names General Index

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