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The Oxford handbook of philosophy of economics / edited by Harold Kincaid and Don Ross - New York : Oxford University Press, 2009. - xvii, 670 p. : 26 cm.

1. The New Philosophy of Economics-
Section 1: Received Views in Philosophy of Economics
2. Laws, Causation and Economic Methodology-
3. If Economics Is a Science, What Kind of a Science Is It?-
4. Realistic Realism about Unrealistic Models-
5. Why There Is (as Yet) No Such Thing as an Economics of Knowledge-
Section 2: Microeconomics
6. Rationality and Indeterminacy-
7. Experimental Investigations of Social Preferences-
8. Competing Conceptions of the Individual in Recent Economics-
9. Integrating the Dynamics of Multi-scale Economic Agency-
10. Methodological Issues in Experimental Design and Interpretation
11. Progress in Economics--Lessons from the Spectrum Auctions-
12. Advancing Evolutionary Explanations in Economics-
Section 3: Modeling, Macroeconomics And Development-
13. Computational Economics-
14. Microfoundations and the Ontology of Macroeconomics-
15. Causality, Invariance, and Policy-
16. The Miracle of the Septuagint and the Promise of Data Mining in Economics-
18. Multisector Labor Market Models-
19. What is Welfare and How Can We Measure it?-
20. Interpersonal Comparison of Utility-
21. Subjective Measures of Well-Being: Philosophical Perspectives-
22. Facts and Values in Modern Economics-

ISBN: 9780190846220 (pbk)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Economics--Philosophy--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Dewey Class. No.: 330.01 KIN