Using a simple OLG model where the research output of one generation provides inputs for the next, the paper explains how quality standards can become established in scientific competition. Researchers seek status, which they get if their results are used by the next generation. Quality is...

The paper proves that the Bayesian approach to learning and expectations formation implies no propositions that could conceivably be refuted by observation. For a (non-expanding) universe infinite in time but finite at any point of time, it is shown that by a suitable choice of priors, any...

This paper covers those parts of elementary logic that are needed in an introductory course on philosophy of science and the methodology of economics. With this aim in mind, much of the technical material from standard logic courses can be dropped. Specifically, the exposition emphasizes the...

The paper proves a theorem on modified Kuhn-Tucker conditions for the case where a linearly homogenous function is part of the target function. These conditions are necessary and sufficient if target function and constraints satisfy certain re-quirements. Moreover, the envelope theorem can be...

The paper considers intersectoral capital mobility in the context of investment theory. Convex costs of adjustment explain imperfect mobility of capital between sectors. Stocks of capital are endogenous; the model essentially is a twosector growth model with Keynesian investment functions. The...