| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xv, 253 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The use and misuse of economic ideas -- What models do -- The science of economics modeling -- Navigating among models -- Models and theories -- When economists go wrong -- Economics and its critics -- The twenty commandments. |
| Summary |
Takes a close look at economics to examine when it falls short and when it works, to give a surprisingly upbeat account of the discipline. Drawing on the history of the field and his deep experience as a practitioner, Rodrik argues that economics can be a powerful tool that improves the world--but only when economists abandon universal theories and focus on getting the context right. Economics Rules argues that the discipline's much-derided mathematical models are its true strength. Models are the tools that make economics a science. Too often, however, economists mistake a model for the model that applies everywhere and at all times. |
| Subject |
Economics -- History.
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Economics. (OCoLC)fst00902116
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
9780393246414 hardcover |
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0393246418 hardcover |
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