书目名称 | Philosophico-Methodological Analysis of Prediction and its Role in Economics |
编辑 | Wenceslao J. Gonzalez |
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概述 | Offers a new philosophical approach to the study of the role of prediction in economics (economic theory and applied economics).Provides a deeper analysis of economic as a science following a richer c |
丛书名称 | Theory and Decision Library A: |
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描述 | .This book develops a philosophico-methodological analysis of prediction and its role in economics. Prediction plays a key role in economics in various ways. It can be seen as a basic science, as an applied science and in the application of this science. First, it is used by economic theory in order to test the available knowledge. In this regard, prediction has been presented as the scientific test for economics as a science. Second, prediction provides a content regarding the possible future that can be used for prescription in applied economics. Thus, it can be used as a guide for economic policy, i.e., as knowledge concerning the future to be employed for the resolution of specific problems. Third, prediction also has a role in the application of this science in the public arena. This is through the decision-making of the agents — individuals or organizations — in quite different settings, both in the realm of microeconomics and macroeconomics..Within this context, the research is organized in five parts, which discuss relevant aspects of the role of prediction in economics: I) The problem of prediction as a test for a science; II) The general orientation in methodology of scie |
出版日期 | Book 2015 |
关键词 | Economic as a science; Evaluation and limits of prediction in economics; Falsificationism and levels o |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08885-3 |
isbn_softcover | 978-3-319-38005-6 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-319-08885-3Series ISSN 0921-3384 Series E-ISSN 2352-2119 |
issn_series | 0921-3384 |
copyright | Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 |