Nordberg, Morten; Røgeberg, Ole Jørgen - Helseøkonomisk Forskningsprogram (HERO), Universitetet … - 2009
Theories that involve plainly false and even bizarre assumptions are argued to have an important role in bundling empirical facts in a way that allows these to be understood, handled and used as modules in the construction of mechanisms by economists with human cognitive limits. Absurd theories...