'The methodology of positive economics' (1953) does not give us the methodology of positive economics

Journal of Economic Methodology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages

  Mäki, Uskali ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

As if; Predictive tests; Social construction; Truth; Unification; Unrealistic assumptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242508330     PISSN: 1350178X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1350178032000130484     Document Type: Review

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