The Inexact and Separate Science of Economics

By: Hausman, Daniel M.

This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of standard economics, to the strategies economists employ in applying their theories to solve particular problems, and to the ways in which economists assess their theories. The author points out that economic theorists share a vision of economic theory as a "separate" science, believing that a single theory focusing on one cause, rational "greed," can capture the basic features of...

• Format: Printed Access Code
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0511752032
• ISBN13: 9780511752032
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press