Economics rules : the rights and wrongs of the dismal science /

In the wake of the financial crisis and the Great Recession, economics seems anything but a science. In this sharp, masterfully argued book, Dani Rodrik, a leading critic from within, takes a close look at economics to examine when it falls short and when it works, to give a surprisingly upbeat acco...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rodrik, Dani, 1957-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : W. Norton, 2015
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Online Access:https://www.economicas.uba.ar/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Economics-Rules-Dani-Rodrik.pdf
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: the use and misuse of economic ideas
  • 1. What models do
  • 2. The science of economic modeling
  • 3. Navigating among models
  • 4. Models and theories
  • 5. When economics go wrong
  • 6. Economics and its critics
  • Epilogue: the twenty commandments.