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Behind the model : a constructive critique of economic modeling / Peter Spiegler, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

By: Resource type: Ressourcentyp: BuchBookLanguage: English Series: Strategies for social inquiryPublisher: Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2015Description: 220 SeitenISBN:
  • 9781107069664
  • 9781107677807
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Erscheint auch als: Behind the model. Online-Ausgabe Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2015. 1 Online-Ressource (x, 221 Seiten)DDC classification:
  • 330.01 23
RVK: RVK: QB 100LOC classification:
  • HB71
Summary: This ambitious book looks 'behind the model' to reveal how economists use formal models to generate insights into the economy. Drawing on recent work in the philosophy of science and economic methodology, the book presents a novel framework for understanding the logic of economic modeling. It also reveals the ways in which economic models can mislead rather than illuminate. Importantly, the book goes beyond purely negative critique, proposing a concrete program of methodological reform to better equip economists to detect potential mismatches between their models and the targets of their inquiry. Ranging across economics, philosophy, and social science methods, and drawing on a variety of examples, including the recent financial crisis, Behind the Model will be of interest to anyone who has wondered how economics works - and why it sometimes fails so spectacularlyCall number: Grundsignatur: 2015 A 6029PPN: PPN: 821426990
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Status Barcode
Freihandbestand ausleihbar Bibliothek Campus Süd wirt 3.0 Lesesaal Wirtschaftswissenschaften und Informatik (LSW) 2015 A 6029 Available 52052315090
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