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Tables of Contents for Economic Methodology
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
What's so Funny about Economics?
1
3
Where is Economics Going?
4
15
Introduction
4
1
Why Does Economics Keep on Changing?
5
5
Issues for Economists
10
4
The Public Understanding of Economics
14
3
Conclusion
17
1
Further Reading
18
1
Some Theoretical Issues
19
19
Introduction
19
1
Human Nature: Economics of the Family
20
5
Relationships with Other Disciplines: The Theory of the Firm
25
3
The Micro-Macro Distinction: Credit Rationing
28
2
Expectations: Model Uncertainty and Monetary Policy
30
3
Welfare Issues: The Distribution of Global Pollution
33
3
Conclusion
36
1
Further Reading
36
2
Some Empirical Issues
38
17
Introduction
38
1
Empirical Work as Theory Testing: Education and Earnings; Education and Growth
39
7
Empirical Work as a Basis for Prediction: Predicting Financial Crises
46
3
Empirical Work as the Basis for Institutional Design: Independent Central Banks
49
2
Conclusion
51
2
Further Reading
53
2
The Scope and Purpose of Economics
55
22
Introduction
55
1
The Nature and Scope of Economics
56
5
The Purpose of Economics
61
7
Economics and the Physical Sciences
68
6
Conclusion
74
1
Further Reading
75
2
Progress in Economics
77
29
Introduction
77
1
Inductivism and Deductivism
78
7
Empirical Testing
85
5
(Critical) Rationalism
90
6
Modelling, Mathematics, and Economics
96
6
Conclusion
102
2
Further Reading
104
2
Understanding Economics
106
26
Introduction
106
1
Economics as a Social Activity
107
7
Rhetoric
114
8
Postmodernism
122
4
Sociology of Scientific Knowledge/Science Studies
126
3
Conclusion
129
2
Further Reading
131
1
Understanding the Economy
132
30
Introduction
132
3
Realism
135
8
Rationality
143
4
Logic and Rigour
147
8
Pluralism
155
5
Conclusion
160
1
Further Reading
161
1
Issues for Methodology and Economics
162
19
Introduction
162
1
Sociology, Modes of Thought, and Visions of Reality
163
5
Our Choice of Methodology
168
2
Relationships with Other Disciplines
170
5
What all this Means for Applying Economics to Policy Issues
175
2
Implications for Economics Education
177
1
Conclusion: Methodology and the Future of Economics
178
2
Further Reading
180
1
Bibliography
181
18
Index
199
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