Models and Modelling in Economics
HANDBOOK OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF ECONOMICS, U. Mäki, ed., Forthcoming
57 Pages Posted: 14 Nov 2009
Date Written: December 2008
Abstract
This paper surveys and analyses the current literature on the nature of economic models and the functioning of models in economics from the standpoint of philosophy of science.
Keywords: methodology, economic models, modelling
JEL Classification: B00
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Knuuttila, Tarja T. and Morgan, Mary S., Models and Modelling in Economics (December 2008). HANDBOOK OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF ECONOMICS, U. Mäki, ed., Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1499975
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