Toward a Formal Science of Economics

by Bernt P. Stigum

Toward a Formal Science of Economics provides a unifying way to look at the concept of economic science. It lays a foundation for the axiomatic method, focusing on applications in economics and econometrics, and including discussions in logic, epistemology, and probability theory. Each chapter deals with a topic of fundamental importance to a rigorous science of economics while illustrating an aspect of the axiomatic method. Stigum describes an introductory...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262192845
• ISBN13: 9780262192842
• Release Date: May 1990
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.4" x 6.2" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher