The Victorian polymath William Stanley Jevons (1835 82) is generally and rightly venerated as one of the great innovators of economic theory and method in what came to be known as the 'marginalist revolution'. This book is an investigation into the cultural and intellectual resources that Jevons drew upon to revolutionize research methods in economics. Jevons's uniform approach to the sciences was based on a firm belief in the mechanical constitution of the universe and a firm conviction that all scientific knowledge was limited and therefore hypothetical in character. Jevons's mechanical...
The Victorian polymath William Stanley Jevons (1835 82) is generally and rightly venerated as one of the great innovators of economic theory and metho...
The Victorian polymath William Stanley Jevons (1835 82) is generally and rightly venerated as one of the great innovators of economic theory and method in what came to be known as the 'marginalist revolution'. This book is an investigation into the cultural and intellectual resources that Jevons drew upon to revolutionize research methods in economics. Jevons's uniform approach to the sciences was based on a firm belief in the mechanical constitution of the universe and a firm conviction that all scientific knowledge was limited and therefore hypothetical in character. Jevons's mechanical...
The Victorian polymath William Stanley Jevons (1835 82) is generally and rightly venerated as one of the great innovators of economic theory and metho...
Ever since the inception of economics over two hundred years ago, the tools at the discipline s disposal have grown more and more more sophisticated. This book provides a historical introduction to the methodology of economics through the eyes of economists.
The story begins with John Stuart Mill's seminal essay from 1836 on the definition and method of political economy, which is then followed by an examination of how the actual practices of economists changed over time to such an extent that they not only altered their methods of enquiry, but also their self-perception as economists....
Ever since the inception of economics over two hundred years ago, the tools at the discipline s disposal have grown more and more more sophisticate...
Ever since the inception of economics over two hundred years ago, the tools at the discipline s disposal have grown more and more more sophisticated. This book provides a historical introduction to the methodology of economics through the eyes of economists.
The story begins with John Stuart Mill's seminal essay from 1836 on the definition and method of political economy, which is then followed by an examination of how the actual practices of economists changed over time to such an extent that they not only altered their methods of enquiry, but also their self-perception as economists....
Ever since the inception of economics over two hundred years ago, the tools at the discipline s disposal have grown more and more more sophisticate...
This book is the transcript of a witness seminar on the history of experimental economics, in which eleven high-profile experimental economists participated, including Nobel Laureates Vernon Smith, Reinhard Selten and Alvin Roth. The witness seminar was constructed along four different topics: skills, community, laboratory, and funding. The transcript is preceded by an introduction explaining the method of the witness seminar and its specific set-up and resuming its results. The participants' contribution and their lively discussion provide a wealth of insights into the emergence of...
This book is the transcript of a witness seminar on the history of experimental economics, in which eleven high-profile experimental economists partic...
