Revisiting Friedman’s 'On the methodology of positive economics' ('F53') [PDF]
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]
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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A new definition of and role for preferences in positive economics [PDF]
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 second fundamental theorem of positive economics [PDF]
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 methodology of positive economics’ (1953) does not give usthemethodology of positive economics [PDF]
Uskali Mäki
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Optimistic Attributional Style as a Predictor of Well-Being: Exploring the Mediating Roles of Gratitude and Savoring the Moment [PDF]
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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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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Decoding Positive Deviance Approach in the Lens of Behavioral Genetics and Behavioral Economics
Sudip Bhattacharya+5 more
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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]
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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Economics: From Modernism to Postmodernism
The dominant form of theory in the world of economics today, namely, the Neoclassical economics, claims its theories are universal, scientific and rational.
Hasan Bakır, Görkem Bahtiyar
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