The Experiment in the History of Economics

Name: The Experiment in the History of Economics
Brand: Routledge
Availability: OutOfStock
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)

By Philippe Fontaine

0 - Default Title

Description

Until recently, there was long resistance to the idea that economics can lend itself to experimentation. Going back at least as far as John Stuart Mill and continuing until very recently, it was widely held that economics was not an experimental discipline. The contributions in this book show, however, that the concept of the "experiment" has been persistently present, in various guises, throughout the history of the field. This has been most obviously shown by the post-war rise of behavioral economics, to which experimentation is central - but the tradition can actually be shown to have started much earlier with some of Wicksell's work on monetary reform foreshadowing the operations of the pioneers.

Product details

Edition:: illustrated
Number of Pages:: 176
Release Date:: 2005-09-30
Publication Date:: 2005-07-08
Publisher:: Routledge
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 0415344298
ISBN13:: 9780415344296
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 435 g
Height:: 161 cm
Width:: 240 cm
Thickness:: 14 cm

Buy on Amazon

Currently sold out

Add to Wishlist