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| Author: | Duhs, A. |
| Title: | Elegance in economics |
| Journal: | International Journal of Social Economics
1994 : VOL. 21:9, p. 3-10 |
| Index terms: | ECONOMETRICS GRADUATES PHILOSOPHY |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Elegance in economic modelling is one determinant of the professional acceptability of "scientific" contributions to the economics literature. Just what determines the profession's definition of "elegance" is a question less frequently asked. Social economists commonly appeal to questions of teleology or the implicit philosophy underscoring mathematically rigorous and elegant models. |
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