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Northwestern. Readings on Economic Theory and Methods. Clower, 1970

Most of the items on Robert Clower’s 1970 list of recommended readings regarding the methodology of economics will be familiar to regular visitors of this blog. Still I expect even specialists in matters methodological will find a few unfamiliar references in this Northwestern University course.

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Economics D-12
Economic Theory and Methods
Robert W. Clower, Fall 1970

METHODOLOGY

Recommended Readings

  1. Tarski, Alfred, Introduction to Logic and to the Methodology of Deductive Sciences, Oxford Univ Press, NY, 2nd ed., 1946, Ch. VI.
  2. Polya, G., Patterns of Plausible Inference, Vol. II of Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning, Princeton U Press, Princeton, N.J. 1954. Chs. XII and XIII.
  3. Russell, B., “Non-Demonstrative Inference,” Basic Writings of B. Russell, Egner and Devonn, eds. Pp. 647-659.
  4. Cairnes, J.E., The Character and Logical Method of Political Economy, MacMillan and Co, London, 1875, 2nd ed.
  5. Keynes, John Neville, The Scope and Method of Political Economy, 4th ed., MacMillan and Co, London, 1917.
  6. Weber, Max, The Methodology of the Social Sciences, trans. and edited by Edward A. Shils and Henry A. Finch, the Free Press, Glencoe, Ill., 1949.
  7. Kuhn, T.S., The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Chicago, 1962.
  8. Kaufmann, Felix, Methodology of the Social Sciences, The Humanities Press, NY, 1958. Ch XVI.
  9. Robbins, Lionel, An Essay on the Nature and Significance of Economic Science, 2nd ed., Macmillan and Co, London, 1940.
  10. von Mises, Ludwig, Human Action — A Treatise on Economics.
  11. Hayek, Friedrich A., The Counter Revolution of Science, essay “Scientism and the Study of Society,” reprinted from Economica (Aug., 1942; Feb., 1943, Feb ., 1944).
  12. Kirzner, Israel M., The Economic Point of View, Van Nostrand, 1960.
  13. Papandreou, Andreas, “Types of Empirical Relevance in Modern Economics,” Economica Internazionale, v.2 (Maggio, 1952), 3-14.
  14. Friedman, Milton, Essays in Positive Economics, U. of Chicago, Chicago, 1953, ch. 1.
  15. Rotwein, Eugene, “On the Methodology of Positive Economics,” The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Nov., 1959.
  16. Koopmans, Tjalling C., Three Essays on the State of Economic Science, McGraw-Hill, NY, 1957, Essay II.
  17. Clower, R.W., “Monetary History and Positive Economics,” Journal of Economic History, September 1964, pp. 364-380.
  18. Nagel, Ernest, “Assumptions in Economic Theory,” AER, LIII, 2, May, 1963, pp. 211-219.
  19. Samuelson, Paul A., “Problems of Methodology: Discussion,” AER, LIII, 2, May, 1963, pp. 231-236.
  20. Machlup, Fritz, “Professor Samuelson on Theory and Realism,” AER, LIV, 5, September, 1964, pp. 733-736.
  21. Samuelson, Paul A., “Theory and Realism: A Reply,” AER, LIV, 5, September, 1964, pp. 736-739.
  22. Helmer, Olaf, and Nicholas Rescher, “On the Epistemology of the Inexact Sciences,” Management Science, Vol. 6, No. 1, Oct. 1959, pp. 25-52.
  23. Gordon, D.F., “Operational Propositions in Economic Theory,” JPE, 63, pp. 150-161, April, 1955.
  24. Stigler, George J., Five Lectures on Economic Problems, Longmans, Green and Co., 1949, Lecture IV.
  25. Keynes, J.M., “Alfred Marshall,” Essays in Biography.

Source: Duke University. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library. Economists’ Papers Archive. Robert W. Clower papers, Box 4, Folder “Econ D-12. Economic Theory and Methods, 1968-1970. Syllabus, Strotz notes”.

Image Source: Robert W. Clower page at The History of Economic Thought website.