Economics and Methodology: Crossing Boundaries : Proceedings of the Iea Conference Held in Bergamo, Italy (IEA CONFERENCE VOLUME)

The June 1996 conference and its proceedings brings economics and methodology closer through a series of six methodological case studies each of which is discussed by a practitioner in the relevant field as well as a specialist in methodology. Among the topics discussed are: individualism in game theory, the concepts of involuntary unemployment and externalities, free riding as an economic mechanism, the scientific credentials of the debate over stabilization policy, and the construction of the theory of consumer demand. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.