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1 online resource |
| Summary |
EPUB and EPDF available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Economic theory relies heavily on the idea of rational action, but how are we to understand the empirical content of rational choice when we can only observe the outcome, not what goes into making the choice? With contributions from Alan Kirman and Rod O'Donnell, Karl Mittermaier's posthumously published work establishes a new conceptual framework that will enable economic theorists to forge new paths of empirical analysis. Introducing readers to the work of a profound thinker who was not recognized in his lifetime, this book, featuring previously unpublished material, is poised to become a seminal text in the philosophy of social sciences. |
| Language |
In English. |
| Contents |
Foreword -- Isabella MittermaierExtended Preface: A Realistic Attitude to the Economy -- Alan KirmanPrologue: Mittermaier's Conceptual Framework -- Rod O'Donnell1. Institutions and the Empirical Content of Economics2. Ex Post and Ex Ante Facts3. Structure and Equilibrium 4. Rational Action5. Variant Conceptions of Preferences6. The Genetic Understanding and Institutions. |
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Economics -- Philosophy.
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Économie politique (CaQQLa)201-0000668 -- Philosophie.
(CaQQLa)201-0380041
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory.
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Economics -- Philosophy
(OCoLC)fst00902168
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781529234435 |
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Print version: 1529234409 9781529234404 (OCoLC)1379266124 |
| ISBN |
9781529234435 (electronic bk.) |
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1529234433 (electronic bk.) |
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1529234409 |
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9781529234404 |
| Standard No. |
10.56687/9781529234435 doi |
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