The rhetoric of 'Signifying nothing': a rejoinder to Ziliak and McCloskey
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Journal of Economic Methodology Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t713704064 The rhetoric of 'Signifying nothing': a rejoinder to Ziliak and McCloskey Kevin D. Hoover a; Mark V. Siegler b a Departments of Economics and Philosophy, Duke University, Durham, NC b Department of Economics, California State University, Sacramento, CA
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