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The rational expectations hypothesis: An assessment from Popper's philosophy
Ayala, Iván H.; Palacio-Vera, Alfonso - 2014
discuss its compatibility with two strands of Karl Popper's philosophy: his theory of knowledge and learning, and his … justified along the same lines as Popper's RP. We then argue that, our position as to the resolution of this paradox … notwithstanding, Popper's philosophy provides a metatheoretical framework with which we can evaluate the REH. Within this framework …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010513064
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The Methodological Status of 'Common Sense' in Economic Theory
Lauchlan, Mackinnon - 2003
every-day common-sense observations in relation to such abstract and unrealistic assumptions. Following Popper and Hume, I …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009447868
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Are Hermeneutics and the Austrian Approach Compatible? A Clarifying Analysis
Di Iorio, Francesco - 2013
Popper. So it is compatible both with the Austrians' antipolylogism and their methodological individualism. …
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Terence Hutchison's 1938 essay: towards a reappraisal
Hart, John - In: Journal of Economic Methodology 10 (2003) 3, pp. 353-373
Terence Hutchison's 1938 essay has been variously interpreted as introducing positivism, ultra-empiricism and Popperian falsificationism into economics. This paper argues that such interpretations are unfair and inaccurate. Moreover, they distract from his central message. The paper is divided...
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The Taliban Did Not Create the Taliban, Imperialism Did
Gagnon, Jean-Paul - In: Journal of South Asian Development 7 (2012) 1, pp. 23-42
Sir Karl Popper’s (2002) method of historicism has been neglected in the analysis of the radicalisation of Afghanistan’s society in the form of the Taliban. Popper’s historicism is the idea that the past may allow the forecasting of the future by understanding the state of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011137084
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Mainstream Macroeconomics in the Light of Popper
Ayala, Iván H.; Palacio-Vera, Alfonso - Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, … - 2014
Popper´s evolutionary theory of knowledge and learning. We claim that the latter provides macroeconomics with an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011079167
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"The Rational Expectations Hypothesis: An Assessment from Popper's Philosophy"
Ayala, Ivan H.; Palacio-Vera, Alfonso - Levy Economics Institute - 2014
discuss its compatibility with two strands of Karl Popper's philosophy: his theory of knowledge and learning, and his … justified along the same lines as Popper's RP. We then argue that, our position as to the resolution of this paradox … notwithstanding, Popper's philosophy provides a metatheoretical framework with which we can evaluate the REH. Within this framework …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010735156
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A Popperian test of level-k theory
Heap, Shaun Hargreaves; Arjona, David Rojo; Sugden, Robert - School of Economics, University of East Anglia - 2012
We report an experimental test of level-k theory, applied to three simple games with non-neutral frames: Coordination, Discoordination and Hide and Seek. Using the same frame for all three games, we derive hypotheses that apply across the games and are independent of prior assumptions about...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010890955
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External Validity and the New Inductivism in Experimental Economics
Gadenne, Volker - In: Rationality, Markets and Morals 4 (2013) 3
The idea of external validity, which is well-known in the social sciences, has recently also been emphasized in experimental economics. It has been argued that external validity is an important criterion in experimental research, which has been neglected by philosophy of science. In connection...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010878255
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Karl Popper La Logique de la Découverte Scientifique : quel apport pour les Sciences de Gestion?
Le Boulch, Gaël - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2000
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