EAP courses for various disciplines are designed as a conduit between academic research and practical applications (Paltridge & Starfield, 2013, p. 175). On the other hand, one of the main missions of ESP practitioners is to prepare learners for realities of English on the job (Paltridge & Starfield, 2013, p. 185). This study aimed to provide a profile of target professional English needs of Ir...

extended abstract introduction economic development is a favorable aim for all nations and meeting this aim requires a good understanding of variables taking part in this process. the role of entrepreneurship in economic development has been mentioned by many authors as an important one. although creating jobs is a function of entrepreneurial process, but it is not the only one. entrepreneursh...

József Popp 1,†, Mónika Harangi-Rákos 1,†, Zoltán Gabnai 2,†, Péter Balogh 1,†, Gabriella Antal 1,*,† and Attila Bai 2,† 1 Institute of Sectoral Economics and Methodology, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Debrecen, Debrecen 4032, Hungary; [email protected] (J.P.); [email protected] (M.H.-R.); [email protected] (P.B.) 2 Institute of Business Economics...

Agent-based computational economics (ACE) is the computational study of economies modelled as evolving systems of autonomous interacting agents. Thus, ACE is a specialization to economics of the basic complex adaptive systems paradigm. This paper outlines the main objectives and defining characteristics of the ACE methodology, and discusses several active research areas.

In this paper we develop an advanced methodology that makes the results of simulation models in heterodox economics more reliable and acceptable. This methodology copes with the specific characteristics of simulation models in heterodox economics, in particular with inherent uncertainty. We base our advanced methodology on Critical Realism, because it deals with inherent uncertainty by categori...

This paper intends to examine the methods of reasoning that are employed in Fiqh and critically discuss their adoption in Islamic economics. The paper argues that the methods used in Fiqh are mainly designed to find out whether or not a certain act is permissible or prohibited. Islamic economics, on the other hand, is a social science. Like any other social science its proper unit of analysis i...