The two methods and the hard core of economics

Journal of Post Keynesian Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 493-522

  Bresser Pereira, Luiz Carlos ^a  

^a FUNDAÇÃO GETÚLIO VARGAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Historical deductive method; Hypothetical deductive method; Mathematical economics; New historical facts; Open systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651012146     PISSN: 01603477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/PKE0160-3477310307     Document Type: Article

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