Przyczynowość w ekonomii. Najnowsze badania i nierozwiązane problemy

• Authors: Mariusz Maziarz

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Przyczynowość w ekonomii. Najnowsze badania i nierozwiązane problemy

• Languages of publication: PL

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The main aim of my article is indicating the unsolved research problems connected to causation in the area of the philosophy of economics. First, I briefly define causation and discuss two most notable approaches, i.e. the realist theory of causation and the instrumentalist theory of causation. Second, I review the most recent researches focused on the problem of causation in economics. Third, I discuss a number of case studies. On the grounds of comparison of the research practice of economists and the current issues undertaken by the philosophers of economics, I conclude that there is a gap between the research practice and the normative methodological analyses and indicate the research questions that need to be answered.

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causation; the philosophy of economics; recent research; causation in economics

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Łódzki. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
• Journal: Annales. Etyka w Życiu Gospodarczym
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 20
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 63-81

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2017-06-09

Contributors

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Mariusz Maziarz

• Wrocław University of Economics, Faculty of Economic Sciences

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DOI

10.18778/1899-2226.20.1.05