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Money and exchange: Folktales and reality

Fayazmanesh, Sasan - 2006

Whether a theoretical system is realistic or not has been a concern in economics, particularly in monetary theory, over … the past century. Following John R. Hicks' proposal that a realistic monetary theory could be constructed along an … basic theories of monetary analysis. Concentrating primarily on certain fundamental building blocks it covers: the theory …

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Malthus vs. Wordsworth: Perspectives on humankind, nature and economy

Becker, Christian; Faber, Malte; Hertel, Kirsten; … - 2004

In this paper the view of humankind and nature upon which the thinking of Malthus is founded will be reflected on and contrasted with the opposed understanding of his contemporary Wordsworth. We show that the economic considerations of both are based decidedly on the premise of these views, and...

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Ordnungsplatonismus

Schlicht, Ekkehart - 2016

Hans Albert hat in einigen Arbeiten den apriorischen Charakter des "neoklassischen Denkstils" kritisiert und treffend als "Modellplatonismus" bezeichnet. Die apriorische Denkhaltung findet sich aber nicht nur in der von Albert kritisierten Neoklassik, sondern vielleicht noch ausgeprägterer bei...

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Science and Ideology in Economic, Political and Social Thought

Hillinger, Claude - In: Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal 2 (2008) 2008-2, pp. 1-70

This paper has two sources: One is my own research in three broad areas: business cycles, economic measurement and social choice. In all of these fields I attempted to apply the basic precepts of the scientific method as it is understood in the natural sciences. I found that my effort at using...

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Hayek, Mill and the Liberal Tradition

Farrant, Andrew (contributor) - 2010

This book considers the relationship between Hayek and Mill, taking issues with Hayek's criticism of Mill and providing a broader perspective of the liberal tradition. Featuring contributions from the likes of Ross Emmett, Leon Montes and Robert Garnett, these chapters ask whether Hayek had an...

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The Hand Behind the Invisible Hand: Dogmatic and Pragmatic Views on Free Markets and the State of Economic Theory

Mittermaier, Karl - 2020

Using Adam Smith's notion of an 'invisible hand', this extraordinary contribution identifies dogmatic versus pragmatic views of free markets. Published posthumously, with new contributions by Rod O'Donnell, Daniel B. Klein and Christopher Torr, this book outlines Mittermaier's main thesis and...