Methodology as a Pedagogical Guideline: How we reshaped the introductory course in Economics
During my years of studying Economics, from the Bachelor's Degree to my current status as a Ph.D. student, I have gradually come to acknowledge the…
Revealed preference theory (3): what philosophers are for?
This is the third and last post to summarize our discussions about preferences. The previous two posts presented the question about the definition of preferences…
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Revealed Preference Theory and Normative Economics: can preference indicate welfare?
The last post has briefly surveyed the methodological linkage between preferences and choice. The aim of this post – the 2nd in our posts on…
Revealed Preference Theory re-examined (1): Can preference indicate choice?
A well-known phenomenon with Ph.D. students is that they often push so hard on writing something new, that they forget the basics. A similar thing…
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