The eclipse of the uncertainty concept in mainstream economics

Journal of Economic Issues

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 159-176

  Hodgson, Geoffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

formalization of economics; Frank Knight; John Maynard Keynes; prediction; probability; uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952904476     PISSN: 00213624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/JEI0021-3624450109     Document Type: Article

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