The Relevance of the Natural Sciences Methods in Economics

12/18/2024 Frank Shostak

Modern academic economics is based upon the methodologies used to study the natural sciences. However, such methodologies are inappropriate to study economics, which must be based upon causal-realism.

Original article: The Relevance of the Natural Sciences Methods in Economics

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