1st Edition
Intellectual Path Dependence in Economics Why economists do not reject refuted theories
By Altug Yalcintas
Copyright 2016
188 Pages
7 B/W Illustrations
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Routledge
188 Pages
7 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
188 Pages
7 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Is economics always self-corrective? Do erroneous theorems permanently disappear from the market of economic ideas? Intellectual Path Dependence in Economics argues that errors in economics are not always corrected. Although economists are often critical and open-minded, unfit explanations are nonetheless able to reproduce themselves. The problem is that theorems sometimes survive the... Read more
Part I. Epistemic Responsibility of Economists 1. Matters of Opinion or Questionable Research Practices? Part II. The Economic Construction of Sciences 2. Explaining Epistemic Hystereses 3. Sciences between Scylla and Charybdis 4. Error: A Common Tragedy in Sciences Part III. Concluding Remarks 5. Economics as Part of a System of Research Ethics
Biography
Altug Yalcintas is an historian and philosopher of economics. He is an Associate Professor at the Economics Department of Ankara University, Turkey.
