Essays on Philosophy and Economic Methodology

Daniel M. Hausman

doi:10.1017/CBO9781139173964

This collection brings together the essays of one of the foremost American philosophers of economics. Cumulatively they offer fresh perspectives on foundational questions such as: what sort of science is economics? and how successful can economists be in acquiring knowledge of their subject matter?

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Introduction: What is philosophy of economics?
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PART I - METHODOLOGY AND THEORY APPRAISAL
pp 11-12
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1 - Economic methodology in a nutshell
pp 13-24
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2 - On the conceptual structure of neoclassical economics – a philosopher's view
pp 25-32
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3 - John Stuart Mill's philosophy of economics
pp 33-53
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4 - The deductive method
pp 54-69
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5 - Why look under the hood?
pp 70-73
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6 - An appraisal of Popperian methodology
pp 74-91
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7 - Is falsificationism unpractised or unpractisable?
pp 92-98
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8 - The limits of economic science
pp 99-106
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PART II - CAUSALITY IN ECONOMICS
pp 107-108
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9 - Are there causal relations among dependent variables?
pp 109-128
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10 - Classical wage theory and the causal complications of explaining distribution
pp 129-146
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11 - Supply and demand explanations and their ceteris paribus clauses
pp 147-162
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PART III - CASES AND PUZZLES
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12 - What are general equilibrium theories?
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13 - Arbitrage arguments
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14 - Explanatory progress in economics
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15 - On dogmatism in economics: the case of preference reversals
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PART IV - POSTSCRIPTS
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16 - How to do philosophy of economics
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17 - Reflections on philosophy and economic methodology
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Bibliography of relevant writings by Daniel M. Hausman
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Bibliography of works by other authors
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Index
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Introduction: What is philosophy of economics?
pp 1-10

PART I - METHODOLOGY AND THEORY APPRAISAL
pp 11-12

1 - Economic methodology in a nutshell
pp 13-24

2 - On the conceptual structure of neoclassical economics – a philosopher's view
pp 25-32

3 - John Stuart Mill's philosophy of economics
pp 33-53

4 - The deductive method
pp 54-69

5 - Why look under the hood?
pp 70-73

6 - An appraisal of Popperian methodology
pp 74-91

7 - Is falsificationism unpractised or unpractisable?
pp 92-98

8 - The limits of economic science
pp 99-106

PART II - CAUSALITY IN ECONOMICS
pp 107-108

9 - Are there causal relations among dependent variables?
pp 109-128

10 - Classical wage theory and the causal complications of explaining distribution
pp 129-146

11 - Supply and demand explanations and their ceteris paribus clauses
pp 147-162

PART III - CASES AND PUZZLES
pp 163-164

12 - What are general equilibrium theories?
pp 165-171

13 - Arbitrage arguments
pp 172-185

14 - Explanatory progress in economics
pp 186-199

15 - On dogmatism in economics: the case of preference reversals
pp 200-218

PART IV - POSTSCRIPTS
pp 219-220

16 - How to do philosophy of economics
pp 221-229

17 - Reflections on philosophy and economic methodology
pp 230-236

Bibliography of relevant writings by Daniel M. Hausman
pp 237-238

Bibliography of works by other authors
pp 239-252

Index
pp 253-259

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