A Structuralist Theory of Economics (Routledge INEM Advances in Economic Methodology)

García De La Sienra, Adolfo

ISBN 10: 036766318X / ISBN 13: 9780367663186

Published by Routledge, 2020

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Structuralist Theory of Economics (Routledge INEM Advances in Economic Methodology)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 036766318X
• ISBN 13: 9780367663186
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Economists have long grappled with the problem of how economic theories relate to empirical evidence: how can abstract mathematized theories be used to produce empirical claims? How are such theories applied to economic phenomena? What does it mean to “test” economic theories? This book introduces, explains, and develops a structural philosophy of economics which addresses these questions and provides a unifying philosophical/logical basis for a general methodology of economics.

The book begins by introducing a rigorous view of the logical foundations and structure of scientific theories based upon the work of Alfred Tarski, Patrick Suppes, Karl Marx, and others. Using and combining their methods, the book then goes on to reconstruct important economic theories – including utility theory, game theory, Marxian economics, Sraffian economic theory, and econometrics – proving all the main theorems and discussing the key claims and the empirical applicability of each theory. Through these discussions, this book presents, in a systematic fashion, a general philosophy of economics grounded in the structural view.

Offering rigorous formulations of important economic theories, A Structuralist Theory of Economics will be invaluable to all readers interested in the logic, philosophy, and methodology of economics. It will also appeal particularly to those interested in economic theory.

About the Author

Adolfo García de la Sienra is research fellow at the Instituto de Filosofía, and professor of logic, philosophy, mathematics, and economic theory at the Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico.