The World in the Model: How Economists Work and Think

by Mary Susanna Morgan

Book Overview

During the last two centuries, the way economic science is done has changed radically: it has become a social science based on mathematical models in place of words. This book describes and analyses that change - both historically and philosophically - using a series of case studies to illuminate the nature and the implications of these changes. In format, it offers a tourist guide to economics by focusing chapters on specific models, explaining how...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521176190
• ISBN13: 9780521176194
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 442 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 9.9"