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Revisiting Friedman’s 'On the methodology of positive economics' ('F53') [PDF]
Methodus, 2021 In this paper, I shall defend two main claims. First, Friedman’s famous paper “On the methodology of positive economics” (“F53”) cannot be properly understood without taking into account the influence of three authors who are neither cited nor mentioned ...
Hoyningen-Huene, Paul
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A theorem on the methodology of positive economics [PDF]
Cogent Economics & Finance, 2015 It has long been recognized that the Milton Friedman’s 1953 essay on economic methodology (or F53, for short) displays open-ended unclarities. For example, the notion of “unrealistic assumption” plays a role of absolutely fundamental importance in his ...
Eduardo Pol
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‘The methodology of positive economics’ (1953) does not give usthemethodology of positive economics [PDF]
Journal of Economic Methodology, 2003 It is argued that rather than a well defined F‐Twist, Milton Friedman's ‘Methodology of positive economics’ offers an F‐Mix: a pool of ambiguous and inconsistent ingredients that can be used for putting together a number of different methodological positions.
Uskali Mäki
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A new definition of and role for preferences in positive economics [PDF]
, 2017 Positive economic models aim to provide truthful explanations of significant (aspects of) economic phenomena. While the notion of ‘preferences’ figures prominently in micro-economic models, it suffers from a remarkable lack of conceptual clarity and ...
Bart Engelen
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The Positive Economics of Methodology [PDF]
Journal of Economic Theory, 1996 Abstract Does an observation that is consistent with a theory constitute stronger evidence for that theory if it was made after the theory was proposed rather than before (when the observation might have influenced the theory's formation)? How and why might the research strategy of theorizing prior to observation affect the conditional probability ...
James R. Kahn +2 more
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The second fundamental theorem of positive economics [PDF]
, 2012 Welfare Economics is fortunate that there are two Fundamental Theorems of Welfare Economics. Positive Economics on the other hand is seemingly endowed with none.
Anjan Mukherji
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The positive economics of corporatism and corporate governance [PDF]
, 2000 This paper presents a positive model which shows that institutional setups on capital and labor markets might be intertwined by politicoeconomic forces.
Fehn, Rainer, Meier, Carsten-Patrick
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Optimistic Attributional Style as a Predictor of Well-Being: Exploring the Mediating Roles of Gratitude and Savoring the Moment [PDF]
Psychology in Russia: State of Art, 2021 Background. The construct of attributional style refers to the specific ways people explain events, both positive and negative. Previous research has shown that optimistic attributional style (OAS) for negative events was reliably associated with low ...
Victoria A. Titova Grandchamp +2 more
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Ekonomista, 2022 The article considers the problem of the division of economics into positive and normative, as well as its reinterpretation due to the assumptions of the theory of deterministic chaos for economic phenomena and the functioning of the market. The research
Michał Mrowiec
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Research on Positive Economic Framework in the Quran: A Case Study on the Positive Statements of Material and Spiritual Progress) [PDF]
پژوهش نامه معارف قرآنی, 2016 The distinction between positive and normative has long history in economics methodology and some economists considered the separation of facts and values as criteria to science and non-science. In the case of Islamic economists, it was also claimed that
Amir Khadem Alizadeh +1 more
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