The domain of hypotheses and the realism of assumptions

Journal of Economic Methodology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 319-330

  Mayer, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Domain of theories; Rationality assumption; Realism of assumptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 26444550361     PISSN: 1350178X     EISSN: 14699427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501789900000021     Document Type: Article

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