Cartwright on “Economics”
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10928486 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lawrence A Boland (Simon Fraser University, corresponding author), Lawrence Boland (Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia,) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 530-538 |
| Publication date | 2010-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy of the Social Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0048-3931 • E-ISSN: 1552-7441 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0048393109352867 |
| OpenAlex | W1978669899 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 7 |
Nancy Cartwright claims that “Causality is a hot topic today both in philosophy and economics.” She may be right about philosophers, but not when it comes to economists. Cartwright talks about “economics” but nothing she says about it corresponds to what is taught in economics classes. Today, economics is dominated by model builders—but not all models involve econometrics. While all model builders do respect an endogenous-exogenous distinction between variables, this distinction will not be on the basis of which type of variable “causes” which, but on which variables are “determined” (and hence explained) by the model and those which are not
Causality (physics) · Economic methodology · Economics · Epistemology · Mathematical economics · Neoclassical economics · Nothing · Philosophy and economics · Positive economics · Variable (mathematics) · Economic theories and models · Economic Theory and Institutions · Mathematics · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science
| Citations per year | 0.09 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2015 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |