Marcel Boumans

eBook, ePUB

How Economists Model the World into Numbers (eBook, ePUB)

Beschreibung

Economics is dominated by model building, therefore a comprehension of how such models work is vital to understanding the discipline. This book provides a critical analysis of the economist's favourite tool, and as such will be an enlightening read for some, and an intriguing one for others.

Technische Details

• Geräte: eReader
• mit Kopierschutz
• Größe: 1.08MB

Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech
• E-Mail des Verlags für Barrierefreiheitsfragen: [e-mail]
• Text und Medien in logischer Lesereihenfolge angeordnet

Autor

Marcel Boumans is Associate Professor of Philosophy and History of Economics at the University of Amsterdam.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Dezember 2004
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134280667
• Artikelnr.: 49375893

Rezensionen

'Boumans has written a rich, deeply informed and insightful book'.

- Kevin D. Hoover, Duke University, USA; Journal of Economic Methodology, Vol. 16, No. 4, December 2009, 417-434

'Boumans has written a rich, deeply informed and insightful book'.

- Kevin D. Hoover, Duke University, USA; Journal of Economic Methodology, Vol. 16, No. 4, December 2009, 417-434