Models and Reality in Economics is an important contribution to the philosophy of economics and the conduct of inquiry in economics. It examines what economists do and what economics is about.
This stimulating and authoritative book features original essays from leading scholars in the discipline – each of whom address the question: how should economists do economics? What emerges is a diverse, constructive commentary on how ...
Edited by Peter A.G. van Bergeijk, A. L. Bovenberg, Eric E.C. van Damme, Jarig van Sinderen
Economic Science and Practice seeks to bridge the gulf between economic theory and policy and overcome some of the problems created by the specialized nature of much economic research. A distinguished group of academic economists and ex...
Covering Robert Clower’s writings over four decades, this collection brings together important papers that have not been reprinted in any other similar volume and recent material on economic method and theoretical foundations.
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Doing Economic Research brings together a series of authoritative and illuminating essays by Thomas Mayer which bridge the gap between the abstract work of methodology and the practical research problems that concern the professional eco...
This collection surveys the contributions which economists have made to our understanding of gender. The articles reflect both the strengths and weaknesses of mainstream economics in conceptualizing and explaining gender differences. T...
The Nature of Economic Thought brings together in one volume Professor Klant’s seminal work on the philosophy and methodology of economics. After a brief description of the history of economics and its position as science, art and phil...
Methodology, Money and the Firm brings together Denis O’Brien’s most important essays on issues ranging from methodology to competition policy but is primarily focused on the history of economic thought, an area in which he has made a no...
General Equilibrium Theory, the first volume of Takashi Negishi’s collected essays, contains some of his most important contributions on the theory and applications of general equilibrium analysis published over the last 30 years.
This landmark book presents a careful selection of the most important literature in the philosophy and methodology of economics – an area that has grown explosively in the last twenty years. This important and timely three volume refere...
This book provides a concise yet rigorous discussion of the main issues in modern macroeconomics. In particular, it examines the controversy over the role and conduct of macroeconomic stabilization policy.
