Smith and Newton: Some methodological issues concerning general economic equilibrium theory

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 723-747

  Montes, Leonidas ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD ADOLFO IBÁÑEZ   (Chile)

Author keywords

Critical realism; General equilibrium; Methodology; Newton; Smith

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; ECONOMIC THEORY; GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0141459337     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/27.5.723     Document Type: Article

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