Doing Economic Research: Essays on the Applied Methodology of Economics - Couverture rigide

Mayer, Thomas

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1852789395 ISBN 13 : 9781852789398

Editeur : Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 1995

Synopsis

Doing Economic Research brings together a series of authoritative and illuminating essays by Thomas Mayer which bridge the gap between the abstract work of methodology and the practical research problems that concern the professional economist.

Arguing that methodologists should pay more attention to the day-to-day problems that face practising economists, Professor Mayer illustrates how simple methodological considerations can clarify a series of issues in applied economics. In particular, he offers a defence of positivism in economics and counters the argument that economics is not an empirical science. Specific essays reassess debates about microfoundations and Ricardian equivalence, consider whether assumptions should be realistic, question whether recent improvements in techniques have helped to resolve the monetarist debate, discuss the role of consumer theory and deal with some key issues in econometric practice.

Doing Economic Research differs from other work on economic methodology by focusing on specific issues of concern to applied economists, such as whether the failure of consumer choice theory on experimental tests matters. Applied economists and methodologists will welcome the book's direct, down-to-earth manner and the way in which Professor Mayer's ideas are applied to contemporary economic research.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

The late Thomas Mayer, formerly Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of California, Davis, US

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1852789395
• ISBN 13: 9781852789398
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 192
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• Personne responsable: non disponible