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Theory Construction And Empirical Meaning In Economics

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Economia Matematica

Part of the book series: C.I.M.E. Summer Schools ((CIME,volume 40))

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We start with the proposition: today in economics we do not have or “cannot” have a theory that is universal, which in other words is not taxonomic.

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Bruno de Finetti

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Papandreou, A. (2011). Theory Construction And Empirical Meaning In Economics. In: de Finetti, B. (eds) Economia Matematica. C.I.M.E. Summer Schools, vol 40. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11045-0_5

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