Foundations of research in economics : how do economists do economics /
edited by Seven G. Medema, Warren J. Samuels.
- Pbk. edition.
- xiii, 298 pages ; 24 cm.
- Advances in economic methodology .
- Advances in economic methodology. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
List of Tables -- List of Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Economics is a Historical Process -- Realism in Economic Model Building -- Economics as a Public Science -- Surviving as a Slightly Out of Sync Economist -- Extracting Economic Information From Data: Methedology in an Empirical Discipline -- The Social Science of Wealth -- What is To Be Done (about Economics)? -- Doing Applied Economics: Normative and Positive Aspects -- How I Do Economics -- Towards a Worthwhile Economics -- How Should Economists Do Economics? A Pragmatic Perspective -- How to be a Crazy Economist -- Doing the Economics of Trust and Informal Institutions -- The Predictive Science of Economics? -- Questions, Theory and Data -- The Dark Side of Economic Modeling -- 'You're Not Making Sense, You're Just Being Logical' -- Puzzle Solving: Reciprocity, Reasoning and Behavior -- Doing Economics Without Homo Economicus -- What Use is Economic Theory? -- A Dictum for Monetary Theory -- How Should Economists Do Economics? An Integrative Essay -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21.