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The methodology of experimental economics
No full textThe experimental approach in economics is a driving force behind some of the most exciting developments in the field. The ‘experimental revolution’ was based on a series of bold philosophical premises which have remained until now mostly unexplored. This book provides the first comprehensive analysis and critical discussion of the methodology of experimental economics, written by a philosopher of science with expertise in the field. It outlines the fundamental principles of experimental inference in order to investigate their power, scope and limitations. The author demonstrates that experimental economists have a lot to gain by discussing openly the philosophical principles that guide their work, and that philosophers of science have a lot to learn from their ingenious techniques devised by experimenters in order to tackle difficult scientific problem
Clear-cut designs versus the uniformity of experimental practice
No full textClear-cut designs have a number of methodological virtues, with respect to internal and external validity, which I illustrate by means of informal causal analysis. In contrast, a more uniform experimental practice across disciplines may not lead to progress if causal relations in the human sciences are highly dependent on the details of the context
Rationality in economics : constructivist and ecological forms / Vernon L. Smith. - Cambridge [etc.] : Cambridge University Press, 2008
No full textNaissance de la biopolitique : Cours au Coll`ege de France, 1978–1979, Michel Foucault. Edited by Michel Senellart. Seuil/Gallimard, 2004
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Paradigmatic experiments : the ultimatum game from testing to measurement device
No full textThe Ultimatum Game is one of the most successful experimental designs in the history of the social sciences. In this article I try to explain this success what makes it a “paradigmatic experiment” stressing in particular its versatility. Despite the intentions of its inventors, the Ultimatum Game was never a good design to test economic theory, and it is now mostly used as a heuristic tool for the observation of nonstandard preferences or as a “social thermometer” for the observation of culture‐specific norm
The philosophy of social science : metaphysical and empirical
No full textOntological debates have always been prominent in the philosophy of social science. Philosophers have typically conceived of such debates as pre-scientific attempts to reform social scientific practice, rather than as post-scientific reflections on a firm body of scientific knowledge. Two celebrated contemporary research programs in social ontology – collective intentionality and evolutionary game theory – also follow this approach. In this paper I illustrate their central elements and criticize their weak empirical foundations. I finish by reviewing some work that combines empirical evidence with theoretical reflection, and suggest that it constitutes the way forward in the philosophy of social scienc
Esperimenti paradigmatici : il gioco dell’ultimatum
No full textThe Ultimatum Game is one of the most successful experimental designs in the history of the social sciences. In this paper I try to explain this success what makes it a paradigmatic experiment stressing
in particular its versatility. Despite the intentions of its inventors, the Ultimatum Game was never a good design to test economic theory, and is now mostly used as a heuristic tool for the observation of nonstandard preferences or as a social thermometer for the observation of culture‐specific norm
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