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Austrian Economics, Evolutionary Psychology and Methodological Dualism: Subjectivism Reconsidered
Vanberg, Viktor J. - 2004
The methodological individualism and subjectivism of the Austrian tradition in economics is often associated with a methodological dualism, i.e. the claim that the nature of its subject matter, namely purposeful and intentional human action, requires economics to adopt a methodology that is...
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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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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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Macht oder ökonomisches Gesetz? Studien zur Entwicklung der ökonomischen Theorie XXXV
Trautwein, Hans-Michael (contributor) - 2020
political influence on functional income distribution in the labour market. It contains essays on Böhm-Bawerk’s temporal theory …
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Karl Marx: Herakles oder Sisyphos?Eine philosophische und ökonomische Untersuchung
Petersen, Thomas; Faber, Malte - 2012
Hegel und zu der Tradition der Philosophie überhaupt ein konstitutiver Bestandteil der Marxschen Theorie und gerade auch … ergeben. Und schließlich wollen wir erklären, woher bei Marx das notorische Defizit einer politischen Theorie rührt. …
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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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Israel M. Kirzner: An Outstanding Austrian Contributor to the Economics of Entrepreneurship
Douhan, Robin; Henrekson, Magnus; Eliasson, Gunnar - 2006
Kirzner defines the entrepreneurial function. In order to better understand his theory, we posit Kirzner's notion of an …
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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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