The Social Epistemology of Experimental Economics (E-BOOK) [Elektronisk resurs].
- Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2009.
- 1 online resource (223 p.)
- Routledge Advances in Experimental and Computable Economics .
- Routledge Advances in Experimental and Computable Economics .
Description based upon print version of record.
10 Human agency (or lack thereof) in economics experiments11 Behavioural experiments: How economists learn about human behaviour; 12 Preference reversals and critical practice in economics; 13 Conclusion: What about the social epistemology of experiment?; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: epistemology, experiments and economics; Part I The social epistemology of experiment; 2 Creating phenomena in the lab; 3 Creating microeconomic phenomena; 4 Intervening in the 'material world'; 5 Intervening in the 'social world'; 6 The social epistemology of experiment; Part II The social epistemology of experimental economics; 7 The foundation of experimental economics; 8 Early methodological debate in experimental economics; 9 Economics experiments and the real world
This book develops a framework for the analysis of scientific experimentation and applies it to the experimental field of economics looking at the epistemic role of the participation of human subjects in economics experiments.