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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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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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Megjegyzések navratil ákos elmélettörténetéhez

Csató, Katalin - 2008

economic theory: his evaluation of the physiocracy. The main topics addressed include a historical evaluation of the …

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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...

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Discretionary Measures of Active Labor Market Policy: The German Employment Promotion Reform in Perspective

Fertig, Michael; Schmidt, Christoph M. - 2000

This paper provides a preliminary assessment of recent reforms of German employment promotion policy. While several recent studies analyze the impact of measures of employment promotion for the case of Germany, no comparable study exists on the aggregate level, thus precluding any assessment of...

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Evaluation of Active Labour Market Policy: Methodological Concepts and Empirical Estimates

Hujer, Reinhard; Caliendo, Marco - 2000

Persistently high unemployment, tight government budgets and the growing scepticism regarding the effects of active labour market policies (ALMP) are the basis for a growing interest in evaluating these measures. This paper intends to explain the need for evaluation on the micro- and...

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Evaluating Rural Electrification Projects - Methodological Approaches

Peters, Jörg - 2009

In recent years, the international community has expanded efforts in programme evaluation to improve the accountability of development projects. This paper presents approaches to implementing state-of-the-art evaluations in rural electrification projects, taking into account specific challenges...

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Heuristic twists and ontological creeds: road map for evolutionary economics

Witt, Ulrich - 2007

What is special about the evolutionary approach? This question is given quite different, and partly incommensurable, answers in evolutionary economics. The present paper shows how the different answers correspond with, on the one hand, the particular heuristic twists by which the corresponding...

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