{"product_id":"models-mathematics-and-methodology-in-economic-explanation-hardback-9781108418776","title":"Models, Mathematics, and Methodology in Economic Explanation (Hardback) 9781108418775","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eModels, Mathematics, and Methodology in Economic Explanation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book provides a practitioner's foundation for the process of explanatory model building that deconstructs the process into five stages.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDonald W. Katzner (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108418775, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 2 November 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e258 pages, 3 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 1.8 cm, 0.5 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Katzner has written an original and important contribution to the literature on the methodology of economic modeling from a perspective that is seldom represented.' D. Wade Hands, University of Puget Sound, Washington\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book provides a practitioner's foundation for the process of explanatory model building, breaking down that process into five stages. Donald W. Katzner presents a concrete example with unquantified variable values to show how the five-stage procedure works. He describes what is involved in explanatory model building for those interested in this practice, while simultaneously providing a guide for those actually engaged in it. The combination of Katzner's focus on modeling and on mathematics, along with his focus on the explanatory performance of modeling, promises to become an important contribution to the field.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Science and economics\u003cbr\u003e 2. Economic models and explanation\u003cbr\u003e 3. The stages of model building in economics\u003cbr\u003e 4. Models and mathematics\u003cbr\u003e 5. Models and measurement (or lack thereof)\u003cbr\u003e 6. Issues relating to the construction of models from scratch\u003cbr\u003e 7. An example: the efficiency of organizational forms\u003cbr\u003e 8. The implicit assumption requirements of later-stage model building\u003cbr\u003e 9. Ordinality and the adequacy of analytic specification\u003cbr\u003e 10. Categories of models\u003cbr\u003e 11. Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Economic history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Economic history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Economic%20history%20%5BKCZ%5D%22\"\u003eKCZ\u003c\/a\u003e], Economic systems \u0026amp; structures [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Economic systems \u0026amp; structures\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Economic%20systems%20\u0026amp;%20structures%20%5BKCS%5D%22\"\u003eKCS\u003c\/a\u003e], Economic theory \u0026amp; philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Economic theory \u0026amp; philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Economic%20theory%20\u0026amp;%20philosophy%20%5BKCA%5D%22\"\u003eKCA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266354172184,"sku":"9781108418775","price":96.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108418775i_fbac1a43-9bc7-4080-9856-08f25b95a77f.jpg?v=1696754011","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/models-mathematics-and-methodology-in-economic-explanation-hardback-9781108418776","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}