Materials selection in economic modeling
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10814560 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marcel Boumans (0000-0002-8717-8148, Utrecht University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 201 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Publication date | 2023-03-27 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Synthese (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0039-7857 • E-ISSN: 1573-0964 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11229-023-04120-7 |
| OpenAlex | W4360985020 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 22 |
Templates travel because they offer a tractable format that can be used for model-building in a variety of domains. It is often because of this quality that a particular template is chosen. But one cannot assume that there are always templates ready to model a new phenomenon, and moreover, templates have also been designed at some point. A critical aspect of this designing process is the choice of the mathematical objects with which one hopes to capture this phenomenon. This means that one has to assess which of the properties of different kinds of mathematical objects and which combinations of them are most appropriate. The selection of these objects is based on whether their properties enable the model to perform its function. This selection of mathematical objects is similar to the selection of materials in mechanical design
Epistemology · Function (biology) · Metaphysics · Phenomenon · Philosophy of language · Point (geometry) · Process (computing) · Programming language · Quality (philosophy) · Selection (genetic algorithm) · Template · Variety (cybernetics) · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Manufacturing Process and Optimization · Mathematics · Philosophy and History of Science · Theoretical Computer Science
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |