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Neoclassical theory structure and theory development :

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0387128166

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3540128166

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9780387128160

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Neoclassical theory structure and theory development :

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an empirical-philosophical case study concerning the theory of international trade

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Bert Hamminga.

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Berlin

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Springer-Verlag

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1983

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IX, 174 p. : ill. ; 25 cm

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Studies in contemporary economics, vol. 4.

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1. Introduction for philosophers of science.- 2. On the cause of fruitless methodology (an introduction for economists).- 2.1. The problem of fruitless methodology.- 2.2. The cause of fruitless methodology.- 2.3. Two preliminary arguments in favour of a Principle of Suspicion.- 3. Aims and set-up of this study.- 3.1. Aim of this study.- 3.2. Set-up of this study.- A. Two central theses in the theory of international trade and their place in the economists' world view.- A.1. The neoclassical economists' world view: neoclassical foundations of economic analysis.- A.2. The effects of international trade through the economists' spectacles: comparative statics.- A.3. Two central theses in the theory of international trade.- A.4. Why are the theorems "interesting".- A.4.1. Internal explanations.- A.4.1.1. The classical theory of international trade.- A.4.1.2. The production function.- A.4.1.3. The production function, the classical problem, and the Heckscher-Ohlin solution.- A.4.1.4. Conclusion.- A.4.2. External explanations.- B. The emergence of interesting theorems.- B.1. Introduction.- B.2. The Stolper-Samuelson Exposition.- B.2.1. The S&S-exposition, Part I: The Heckscher-Ohlin explanatory ideal and results already achieved.- B.2.2. Neoclassical intermezzo I: mathematical marginalism and the introduction of a second product.- B.2.3. The Stolper-Samuelson exposition: Part II.- B.2.3.1. The index number problem.- B.2.3.2. The production structure once again: the box diagram.- B.2.3.3. The production possibility curve.- B.2.4. Neoclassical intermezzo II: why all this is "neoclassical".- B.2.4.1. Demand structure : utility-function and indifference curves.- B.2.4.2. The neoclassical "General Equilibrium" FEA: a final characterization.- B.2.5. Finale: The S&S-exposition of the effects of international trade: the S&S-result.- B.3. Questions arising in connection with the S&S-exposition.- C. Economic "normal science" centred around interesting theorems.- C.1. Introduction.- C.2. Some central concepts in informal symbolism.- C.3. Examples of research centred around the S&S-theorem.- C.3.1. The Metzler-results.- C.3.2. Second example: the Koo-results.- C.3.3. Third example: The Soedersten and Vind result.- C.4. Research centred around the factor price equalization theorem.- C.4.1. The emergence of the FPE-theorem in V222.- C.4.2. Problems of the FPE-theorem in V222.- C.4.2.1. No diversification cone.- C.4.2.2. More than one diversification cone.- C.4.3. Some examples of field extension with respect to the FPE-theorem.- C.4.4. Further weakening of conditions and alternative conditions results.- C.4.5. Some further examples of field extension with respect to FPE: m ? n.- C.5. Summary.- D. Consolidation: metatheory on theory structure and theory development in the Ohlin-Samuelson research programme.- E. The hypothesis of the plausibility strategy.- E.1. The "plausibility strategy": a first approach.- E.2. Initial explanatory power of the hypothesis.- E.3. Elementary plausibility.- E.3.1. The forced hypothesis about the existence of a sixth characteristic of the Ohlin-Samuelson programme: an SEPC.- E.3.2. A taxonomy of elementary plausibilism.- E.3.2.1. Conditions plausibilism.- E.3.2.1.1. Conditions plausibilism I : special conditions.- E.3.2.1.2. Conditions plausibilism II: El-conditions.- E.3.2.1.3. Conditions plausibilism III: FEA-conditions.- E.3.2.2. Field plausibilism.- E.3.2.3. Consequence plausibilism.- E.4. SEPC, the enigma.- F. Problems of econometrics. The mutal independency thesis.- F.1. Identification problems.- F.2. Anchoring problems.- F.3. How these problems arise from the nature of theory development in the Ohlin-Samuelson programme.- F.4. The mutual independency thesis.- G. Conclusion: results and relevance.- G.1. Summary of the metatheory.- G.2. Some concluding remarks on the relationship between theory development and plausibilism.- G.3. Some beliefs about the generality of the metatheory.- G.3.1. From neoclassical theory of international trade to neoclassical theory structure and development in general.- G.3.2. Towards theory structure and theory development in economics?.- G.3.3. Conclusion about generalizability.- G.4. The merits and problems of other metatheories if applied to neoclassical general equilibrium research programmes.- G.4.1. The construction of a Meta-Philosophical Language.- G.4.2. Neoclassical theory structure and theory development restated in MPL.- G.4.3. The "Friedman controversy consensus" in MPL.- G.4.4. Carnapian inductive logic in MPL.- G.4.5. Popperian falsificationism in MPL.- G.4.6. Lakatosian "Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes" in MPL.- G.4.7. Kuhnian revolutionary and normal science.- G.4.8. Sneed's approach to theories of mathematical physics.- G.4.9. Summary.- G.5. Vice, Virtue and Rationality.- H. Appendix: a scheme for formalization of the link between theory development and plausibilism.- I. Appendix: the irrefutability of the Samuelson-type meaningfull theorems.- J. Appendix: The Friedman controversy and its consensus.- K. Appendix: Ricardian versus neoclassical FEA.- L. References.- M. Index.

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