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A logical critique of mathematical formalism in economics
Dennis, Ken - In: Journal of Economic Methodology 3 (1996) 1, pp. 151-169
Mathematical economic theory is lacking in logical rigour. Even if the mathematics used in constructing formal economic … theory is rigorous as pure mathematics, economic theory possesses both mathematical and non-mathematical components. But … mathematical reductionism fails to formalize the non-mathematical components of economic theory, and the method of numerics …
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Models and theories
Leijonhufvud, Axel - In: Journal of Economic Methodology 4 (1997) 2, pp. 193-198
Economic theories are systems of beliefs about the world. Models formalize parts or aspects of theories but leave much of their content out. An example of a component of theories not contained in models are the instructions for how to proceed when a model fails (in Lakatos' terms the 'positive...
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A logical critique of mathematical formalism in economics
Dennis, Ken - In: Journal of Economic Methodology 2 (1995) 2, pp. 181-200
Mathematical economic theory is lacking in logical rigour. Even if the mathematics used in constructing formal economic … theory is rigorous as pure mathematics, economic theory possesses both mathematical and non-mathematical components. But … mathematical reductionism fails to formalize the non-mathematical components of economic theory, and the method of numerics …
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Is the tatonnement hypothesis a good caricature of market forces?
Vroey, Michel De - In: Journal of Economic Methodology 5 (1998) 2, pp. 201-221
Three points are made in this article. First, it is argued that general equilibrium theory should not be limited to the …
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Economics in the lab: Completeness vs. testability
Guala, Francesco - In: Journal of Economic Methodology 12 (2005) 2, pp. 185-196
domain for economic theory. The first one is used by some experimenters in their skirmishes with economic theorists, and … assumption that the domain of economic theory is more limited than a literal reading of its assumptions would suggest. Of course … point in the direction of the incompleteness of economic theory. Some remarks on the role of methodological arguments …
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Gab es auf regional-sektoraler Ebene Verdrängungseffekt im Gefolge der Arbeitsmarktöffnung vom Mai 2011?
Schweighofer, Johannes - In: Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft - WuG 38 (2012) 3, pp. 601-614
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Fallende Lohnquoten und Verteilungstheorie
Kromphardt, Jürgen - In: Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft - WuG 38 (2012) 2, pp. 321-330
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Die langfristige Entwicklung der Einkommenskonzentration in Österreich 1957-2009. Teil II: Methodik und Ergebnisse
Berka, Christopher; Moser, Mathias; Humer, Stefan; … - In: Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft - WuG 38 (2012) 1, pp. 77-102
In der vorliegenden Arbeit wurde die Einkommensverteilung für die Periode 1959-2008 für Österreich analysiert. Dabei konnten aufgrund der mangelhaften Datenlage ausschließlich die Lohn- und Einkommensteuerstatistik untersucht werden. Die Entwicklung der personenbezogenen Kapitaleinkommen...
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Einkommensverteilung als Krisenursache
Guger, Alois - In: Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft - WuG 38 (2012) 2, pp. 345-356
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Einkommensverteilung und Krise
Feigl, Georg; Marterbauer, Markus; Rehm, Miriam - In: Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft - WuG 38 (2012) 2, pp. 357-367
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