The Scope and Method of Economic Science
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The Scope and Method of Economic Science is a foundational work in economic methodology that examines the proper aims, limits, and scientific status of economics as a discipline.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| An Essay on the Nature and Significance of Economic Science | 1 |
| The Scope and Method of Economic Science canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Scope and Method of Economic Science Context triple: [Henry Sidgwick, notableWork, The Scope and Method of Economic Science]
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On the Theory of Economic Policy
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The Economic Point of View
The Economic Point of View is a foundational work in Austrian economics by Israel Kirzner that clarifies and defends the distinct methodological perspective of economic science.
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Human Action: A Treatise on Economics
"Human Action: A Treatise on Economics" is Ludwig von Mises’s seminal work of Austrian School economics, presenting a comprehensive, praxeological analysis of human behavior and market processes.
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D.
The Positive Theory of Capital
The Positive Theory of Capital is a foundational work in Austrian economics that systematically analyzes the nature of capital, interest, and time preference in the production process.
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E.
A Contribution to the Theory of the Trade Cycle
A Contribution to the Theory of the Trade Cycle is an influential economic work by John R. Hicks that develops a formal model to explain the causes and dynamics of business cycles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Scope and Method of Economic Science Target entity description: The Scope and Method of Economic Science is a foundational work in economic methodology that examines the proper aims, limits, and scientific status of economics as a discipline.
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A.
On the Theory of Economic Policy
On the Theory of Economic Policy is a foundational work in economics by Jan Tinbergen that systematically analyzes how governments can design and coordinate economic policies using formal models and quantitative methods.
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B.
The Economic Point of View
The Economic Point of View is a foundational work in Austrian economics by Israel Kirzner that clarifies and defends the distinct methodological perspective of economic science.
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C.
Human Action: A Treatise on Economics
"Human Action: A Treatise on Economics" is Ludwig von Mises’s seminal work of Austrian School economics, presenting a comprehensive, praxeological analysis of human behavior and market processes.
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D.
The Positive Theory of Capital
The Positive Theory of Capital is a foundational work in Austrian economics that systematically analyzes the nature of capital, interest, and time preference in the production process.
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E.
A Contribution to the Theory of the Trade Cycle
A Contribution to the Theory of the Trade Cycle is an influential economic work by John R. Hicks that develops a formal model to explain the causes and dynamics of business cycles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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work on economic methodology ⓘ |
| addresses |
distinction between economic laws and empirical regularities
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methodological individualism vs holism in economics ⓘ relationship between economics and other sciences ⓘ relationship between theory and practice in economics ⓘ role of assumptions in economic analysis ⓘ role of deduction in economics ⓘ role of induction in economics ⓘ status of economic laws as tendencies ⓘ use of abstraction in economic theory ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
clarify the limits of economic science
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clarify the proper aims of economic science ⓘ clarify the scientific character of economics ⓘ |
| author | John Neville Keynes ⓘ |
| clarifies | distinction between economic science and political economy in a broader sense ⓘ |
| contributedTo | formalization of economic methodology as a subfield ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discusses |
applied economics
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normative economics ⓘ positive economics ⓘ |
| examines |
criteria for scientific rigor in economics
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legitimacy of abstract economic reasoning ⓘ limits of economic explanation ⓘ proper domain of economic analysis ⓘ relationship between economic theory and empirical evidence ⓘ |
| field |
economic methodology
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economics ⓘ |
| genre |
academic literature
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | economics as a positive science with normative applications ⓘ |
| hasReputation | classic work in the methodology of economics ⓘ |
| influenced |
later methodological writings in economics
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methodological debates in economics ⓘ |
| isConsidered | foundational text in economic methodology ⓘ |
| isUsedIn |
economic methodology courses
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history of economic thought courses ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
economic methodology
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method of economics ⓘ scientific status of economics ⓘ scope of economics ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
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An Essay on the Nature and Significance of Economic Science