On the possibility of quantitative-mathematical social science, chiefly economics: Some preliminary considerations

Journal of Economic Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 4-5, 2000, Pages 246-259

  Drechsler, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Economics; Hermeneutics; Mathematics; Methods; Social sciences

Indexed keywords

EID: 52849107263     PISSN: 01443585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443580010341727     Document Type: Article

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