Critical realism, empirical methods and inference: A critical discussion

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 481-500

  Downward, Paul ^a   Finch, John H ^b   Ramsay, John ^a  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical realism; Economic methodology; Emerging institutions; Keynesian probability; Quantitative and qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC THEORY; KEYNESIAN THEORY; NEOCLASSICAL THEORY;

EID: 0036074270     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/26.4.481     Document Type: Article

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