Causal theories , models and evidence in economics – some reflections from biology
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This paper takes a different, complementary, approach. It starts from a cross-disciplinary, comparative perspective on theory development more broadly. Following Marshall’s famous dictum, it focuses on biology which, like economics, studies a highly complex reality. The aim is to propose a concept of theory, and of theory development, distinct from models; and also to discuss the relationship between theory in this sense and modelling.
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تاریخ انتشار 2015