Northcott, Robert and Alexandrova, Anna (2013) It's just a feeling: why economic models do not explain. Journal of Economic Methodology, 20 (3). pp. 262-267. ISSN 1350-178X
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Abstract
Julian Reiss (2012) poses the following trilemma:
1) Economic models are false
2) Economic models are nevertheless explanatory
3) Only true accounts explain
We discuss the trilemma’s second horn. In particular, we deny that economic models are explanatory. We begin by reiterating briefly why economic models are indeed not explanatory, then give reasons why intuitions to the contrary should be distrusted, before exploring why such mistaken intuitions might arise in the first place.
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| Keywords: | economics; theory; explanation; models | |||||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Economics General Issues > Explanation General Issues > Models and Idealization |
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| Depositing User: | Dr Robert Northcott | |||||||||
| Date Deposited: | 29 Nov 2018 17:06 | |||||||||
| Last Modified: | 29 Nov 2018 17:06 | |||||||||
| Item ID: | 15391 | |||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Economic Methodology | |||||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Economics General Issues > Explanation General Issues > Models and Idealization |
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| Date: | September 2013 | |||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 262-267 | |||||||||
| Volume: | 20 | |||||||||
| Number: | 3 | |||||||||
| ISSN: | 1350-178X | |||||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/15391 |
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