Arbeitspapier
Between mathematical formalism, normative choice rules, and the behavioral sciences: The emergence of rational choice theories in the late 1940s and early 1950s
This paper discusses why mathematical economists of the early Cold War period favored formal-axiomatic over behavioral choice theories. One reason was that formal-axiomatic theories allowed mathematical economists to improve the conceptual and theoretical foundations of economics and thereby to increase its scientific status. Furthermore, the separation between mathematical economics and other behavioral sciences was not as clear-cut as often argued. While economists did not modify their behavioral assumptions, some acknowledged the empirical shortcomings of their models. The paper reveals the multifaceted nature of rational choice theories reflected in the changing interpretations and roles of the theories in those early years.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: CHOPE Working Paper ; No. 2017-14
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
History of Economic Thought, Methodology, and Heterodox Approaches
- Thema
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history of rational choice theory
Cowles Commission
normative turn
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Herfeld, Catherine
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Veröffentlichung
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Duke University, Center for the History of Political Economy (CHOPE)
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Durham, NC
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2017
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ
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- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Herfeld, Catherine
- Duke University, Center for the History of Political Economy (CHOPE)
Entstanden
- 2017
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