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. We review the underlying assumptions behind the most prominent methods, when they can be regarded as credible and if …
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underlying theoretical assumptions, with implications for boundary conditions. Science depends on assumptions and boundary … premises. No theory is universally applicable, so its assumptions and boundary conditions are what give it analytical power …. They come from a theory's philosophy of science. However, even more rare than stating assumptions and boundary conditions …
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Cognitive scarcity is a fundamental economic fact, but the standard maximization assumption abstracts from this fact. Much of behavioral economics can be framed as "exploring the maximization assumption." By applying the tools of behavioral economics to explore this important assumption, we can...
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in one case, and on assumptions in the other. …
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While economists of all persuasions undoubtedly agree that universal economic literacy would be desirable, there appears to be substantial disagreement over what economic literacy is, what problems most need to be addressed, and how they can best be solved. These differences are clearly...
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As Marianne A. Ferber points out in her critique of the US National Voluntary Content Standards for Pre-College Economics Education, feminist economists who are educators face many pressing issues (Marianne Ferber 1999). In continuing the dialogue initiated by Ferber, we find her arguments apply...
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