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Oxford The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Economics 2017 Edition by Harold Kincaid, Don Ross
The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Economics is a cutting-edge reference work to philosophical issues in the practice of economics. It is motivated by the view that there is more to economics than general equilibrium theory, and that the philosophy of economics should reflect the diversity of activities and topics that currently occupy economists. Contributions in the Handbook are thus closely tied to ongoing theoretical and empirical concerns ineconomics. Contributors include both philosophers of science and economists. Chapters fall into three general categories: received views in philosophy of economics, ongoing controversies in microeconomics, and issues in modeling, macroeconomics, and development. Specific topics include methodology, game theory, experimental economics, behavioral economics, neuroeconomics, computational economics, data mining, interpersonal comparisons of utility, measurement of welfare and well being, growth theory anddevelopment, and microfoundations of macroeconomics. The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Economics is a groundbreaking reference like no other in its field. It is a central resource for those wishing to learn about the philosophy of economics, and for those who actively engage in the discipline, from advanced undergraduates to professional philosophers, economists, and historians. Table of contents : - PrefaceAcknowledgements1. The New Philosophy of Economics, Don Ross and Harold KincaidSection 1: Received Views in Philosophy of Economics 2. Laws, Causation and Economic Methodology, Daniel Hausman3. If Economics Is a Science, What Kind of a Science Is It?, Alex Rosenberg4. Realistic Realism about Unrealistic Models, Uskali Maki5. Why There Is (as Yet) No Such Thing as an Economics of Knowledge, Philip MirowskiSection 2: Microeconomics 6. Rationality and Indeterminacy, Cristina Bicchieri7. Experimental Investigations of Social Preferences, Jim Woodward8. Competing Conceptions of the Individual in Recent Economics, John B. Davis9. Integrating the Dynamics of Multi-scale Economic Agency, Don Ross10. Methodological Issues in Experimental Design and Interpretation, Francesco Guala11. Progress in Economics--Lessons from the Spectrum Auctions, Anna Alexandrova and Robert Northcot12. Advancing Evolutionary Explanations in Economics, Jack VromenSection 3: Modeling, Macroeconomics And Development 13. Computational Economics, Paul Humphreys14. Microfoundations and the Ontology of Macroeconomics, Kevin D. Hoover15. Causality, Invariance, and Policy, Nancy Cartwright16. The Miracle of the Septuagint and the Promise of Data Mining in Economics, Stan du Plessis17. Explained Growth, Harold Kincaid18. Segmented Labor Market Models in Developing Countries, Gary Fields19. What is Welfare and How Can We Measure it?, Keith Dowding20. Interpersonal Comparison of Utility, Ken Binmore21. Subjective Measures of Well-Being: Philosophical Perspectives, Erik Angner22. Facts and Values in Modern Economics, Partha Dasgupta