Rethinking Economics From Analogies to the Real World
This brief responds to the criticism that mainstream economics is currently facing due to its heavy reliance on models and narrow range of quantitative research techniques. It takes a broader view, identifying issues that are also relevant for heterodox a
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Stuart Birks
Rethinking Economics From Analogies to the Real World
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Stuart Birks
Rethinking Economics From Analogies to the Real World
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Stuart Birks Massey University Palmerston North New Zealand
ISSN 2191-5504 ISBN 978-981-287-175-6 DOI 10.1007/978-981-287-176-3
ISSN 2191-5512 (electronic) ISBN 978-981-287-176-3 (eBook)
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Preface
My initial economics training at Essex University and the London School of Economics over 40 years ago focused on mathematical economics and econometrics. This was unusual for the time, it being a time when there was more emphasis on descriptive and historical analyses and many years before the existence of PCs, the internet and online databases. I followed that with a period in strategic planning, working in a multidisciplinary context and considering real-world policy problems. This cross-disciplinary applied work proved invaluable in shaping my perspective on the application of economics. I was interested to find that the questions addressed were very
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