Appraisal and criticism in economics : a book of readings / edited by Bruce J. Caldwell.

By:

Bruce J. Caldwell

Contributor(s):

Caldwell, Bruce

Material type:

TextPublication details: Boston : Allen & Unwin, 1984.Edition: include biblographical referencesDescription: xiv, 490 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:

0043303439
0043303447 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

Economics -- Methodology

LOC classification:

HB131 .A66

Contents:

Part I: The positivist epoch : classic citations. 1. Positivism enters economic methodology. Chapters I, II and IV of The significance and basic postulates of economic theory / Terence Hutchison -- 2. The testability and testing of assumptions : Machlup vs. Hutchison. The problem of verification in economics / Fritz Machlup -- Professor Machlup on verification in economics / Terence Hutchison -- Rejoinder to a reluctant ultra-empiricist / Fritz Machlup -- 3. Realism of assumptions and descriptivism : Friedman and Samuelson. The methodology of positive economics / Milton Friedman -- Assumptions in economic theory / Ernest Nagel -- Problems of methodology : discussion / Paul Samuelson -- Professor Samuelson on theory and realism / Fritz Machlup -- Theory and realism : a reply / Paul Samuelson -- Part II: Methodology in the post-positivist era. 4. On reinterpreting Friedman. A critique of Friedman's critics / Lawrence Boland -- A critique of Friedman's methodological instrumentalism / Bruce Caldwell -- "Unreal assumptions" in economic theory : the F-twist untwisted / Alan Musgrave -- 5. Criticism and the neoclassical maximization hypothesis. On the futility of criticizing the neoclassical maximization hypothesis / Lawrence Boland -- The neoclassical maximization hypothesis : comment / Bruce Caldwell -- The neoclassical maximization hypothesis : reply / Lawrence Boland -- 6. Philosophy and the appraisal of economic research programs. Hypothesis and paradigm in the theory of the firm / Brian Loasby -- The Duhem-Quine thesis, Lakatos and the appraisal of theories in macroeconomics / Rod Cross -- 7. Meta-methodology-falsificationism and the rhetoric of economics. Chapter 15 of The methodology of economics / Mark Blaug -- The rhetoric of economics / Donald McCloskey -- 8. A diversity of themes in contemporary methodology. Chicago economics : permanence and change / Melvin Reder -- A branch of economics is missing : micro-micro theory / Harvey Leibenstein -- Substantive mountains and methodological molehills / E. Roy Weintraub -- Substantive mountains and methodological molehills : a rejoinder / Sheila Dow -- The neoclassical and post-Keynesian research programs : the methodological issues / Elba Brown -- Let's take the con out of econometrics / Edward E. Leamer.

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Part I: The positivist epoch : classic citations. 1. Positivism enters economic methodology. Chapters I, II and IV of The significance and basic postulates of economic theory / Terence Hutchison --
2. The testability and testing of assumptions : Machlup vs. Hutchison. The problem of verification in economics / Fritz Machlup --
Professor Machlup on verification in economics / Terence Hutchison --
Rejoinder to a reluctant ultra-empiricist / Fritz Machlup --
3. Realism of assumptions and descriptivism : Friedman and Samuelson. The methodology of positive economics / Milton Friedman --
Assumptions in economic theory / Ernest Nagel --
Problems of methodology : discussion / Paul Samuelson --
Professor Samuelson on theory and realism / Fritz Machlup --
Theory and realism : a reply / Paul Samuelson --
Part II: Methodology in the post-positivist era. 4. On reinterpreting Friedman. A critique of Friedman's critics / Lawrence Boland --
A critique of Friedman's methodological instrumentalism / Bruce Caldwell --
"Unreal assumptions" in economic theory : the F-twist untwisted / Alan Musgrave --
5. Criticism and the neoclassical maximization hypothesis. On the futility of criticizing the neoclassical maximization hypothesis / Lawrence Boland --
The neoclassical maximization hypothesis : comment / Bruce Caldwell --
The neoclassical maximization hypothesis : reply / Lawrence Boland --
6. Philosophy and the appraisal of economic research programs. Hypothesis and paradigm in the theory of the firm / Brian Loasby --
The Duhem-Quine thesis, Lakatos and the appraisal of theories in macroeconomics / Rod Cross --
7. Meta-methodology-falsificationism and the rhetoric of economics. Chapter 15 of The methodology of economics / Mark Blaug --
The rhetoric of economics / Donald McCloskey --
8. A diversity of themes in contemporary methodology. Chicago economics : permanence and change / Melvin Reder --
A branch of economics is missing : micro-micro theory / Harvey Leibenstein --
Substantive mountains and methodological molehills / E. Roy Weintraub --
Substantive mountains and methodological molehills : a rejoinder / Sheila Dow --
The neoclassical and post-Keynesian research programs : the methodological issues / Elba Brown --
Let's take the con out of econometrics / Edward E. Leamer.

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