The death and resurrection of 'economics with psychology': Remarks from a methodological standpoint

Revista de Economia Politica

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 62-81

  Muramatsu, Roberta ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Ibmec   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anomalies; Economics; Explanation; Prediction; Psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951745692     PISSN: 01013157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0101-31572009000100004     Document Type: Article

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