Philosophy of economics: a contemporary introduction
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| adam_text | Contents
List of Figures xiv
List of Tables xv
Acknowledgments xvi
! The Why, What and How of Philosophy of Economics i
Overview I
Two Opposing Paradigms 2
The Philosophy of Economics: Interpreting Theory, Methodology
and Ethics 6
The Aims of Economics and the Problem of Purpose 8
Study Questions 11
Suggested Readings 11
PART 1
interpreting Economic Theory 13 2 * * *
2 Explaining Economic Phenomena 15
Overview 15
Explanation as an Aim of Economics 16
Phenomena 17
Why-Questions, Explanandum and Explanans 19
Scientific Laws 21
The D-N Model and Its Discontents 23
Conclusions 25
Study Questions 26
Suggested Readings 26
x Contents
PART IA
Rationality 27
3 Rational-Choice Theory 29
Overview 29
Folk Psychology 29
Ordinal-Choice Theory 32
Cardinal-Choice Theory 42
Stability, Invariance and Justifiers 49
Conclusions 53
Study Questions 53
Suggested Readings 53
4 Game Theory 54
Overview 54
Whither the Euro? 54
Some Games and Some Formalism 57
Game Theory’s Payoffs 61
Game Theory and Rationality 63
Game Theory as Explanatory Theory 74
Study Questions 80
Suggested Readings 81
PART IB
Causality 83
5 Causation and Causal Tendencies 85
Overview 85
The Rise of Causal Talk in Economics 86
Correlation Is Not Causation: So What Is Causation? 89
Causal Tendencies 92
Conclusions ^8
Study Questions * 80
Suggested Readings *80 6 * * *
6 Mechanisms *81
Overview *81
Hume on Money *82
Four Notions of Causal Mechanism *84
Mechanisms as Underlying Structures or Processes *85
Mechanisms, Methodological Individualism and Micro-Foundations *89
Mechanistic Explanation * *^
Conclusions **^
Contents xi
Study Questions 116
Suggested Readings 116
PART IC
Models 117
7 Models, Idealization, Explanation 119
Overview 119
Causal Explanation 120
Economic Models 121
Idealizations 124
Explanation 127
Conclusions 141
Study Questions 14î
Suggested Readings 141
PART II
Methodology 143
8 Measurement 145
Overview 145
Observation 146
Consumer Price Inflation 150
Unemployment and GDP 157
Conclusions 158
Study Questions 159
Suggested Readings 159
9 Econometrics 161
Overview 161
Induction, Deduction and All That 162
Mostly Harmless Econometrics? 166
Conclusions 172
Study Questions 173
Suggested Readings 173 10 * * *
10 Experiments 174
Overview 174
Speaking to Theorists 175
Searching for Facts 177
Whispering into the Ears of Princes 180
Methodological Issues 182
xii Contents
Conclusions 193
Study Questions 194
Suggested Readings 194
II Evidence-Based Policy 95
Overview 195
What Is Evidence-Based Policy? 197
What Is an RCT, and What Are Its Virtues? 201
What, Then, Is Wrong with Evidence-Based Policy? 202
Conclusions 206
Study Questions 207
Suggested Readings 207
PART III
Ethics 209
12 Welfare and Well-Being 211
Overview 211
Welfare Economics 212
Well-Being 213
The Evidential View of Preferences 225
Conclusions 227
Study Questions 228
Suggested Readings 229
13 Markets and Morals 230
Overview 230
Market Failure 231
Transaction Costs and the Coase Theorem 236
Intellectual Property Rights 240
Commodification: What Money Can’t Buy 245
Study Questions 252
Suggested Readings 253 14
14 Inequality and Distributive Justice 254
Overview 254
Inequality 255
Principles of Distributive Justice 256
Conclusions 275
Study Questions 276
Suggested Readings 276
Contents xiii
15 Behavioral Economics and Nudge 278
Overview 278
Behavioral Economics 279
Libertarian Paternalism 286
Philosophical Issues in Libertarian Paternalism 293
Conclusions 301
Study Questions 301
Suggested Readings 302
References 303
index 322
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