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Department of Social Sciences Economics Working Papers

2. Natural versus social sciences: on understanding in economics*

Half a century ago, Ludwig von Mises concluded an essay with a title very similar to the present one by addressing the proponents of mathematical economics thus: ‘If it may some day be necessary to reform economic theory radically this change will not take its direction along the lines suggested by the present critics. The objections of these are thoroughly refuted forever’ (1942, p. 253).1 Mis...

Agent-Based Models and Simulations in Economics and Social Sciences

Now that complex Agent-Based Models and computer simulations spread over economics and social sciences as in most sciences of complex systems -, epistemological puzzles (re)emerge. We introduce new epistemological concepts so as to show to what extent authors are right when they focus on some empirical, instrumental or conceptual significance of their model or simulation. By distinguishing betw...

In Economics and Social Sciences Working Papers Series Bargaining

This article is a survey on bargaining theory. The focus is the game theoretic approach to bargaining, both on its axiomatic and strategic counterparts. The application of bargaining theory to large markets and its connections with competitive allocations are also discussed. Journal of Economic Literature classification: C7. Bargaining In the simplest definition, we refer to bargaining as a soc...

Nonlinear Dynamics in Economics, Finance and the Social Sciences - ReadingSample