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John von Neumann, scientific method and empirical economics

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  • Salim Rashid

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The evolution of John von Neumann's scientific interests and a study of his writings show that von Neumann increasingly supported an empirical, computational method. This is in stark contrast with the extant view of von Neumann as a pure theorist.

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  • Salim Rashid, 1994. "John von Neumann, scientific method and empirical economics," Journal of Economic Methodology, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 1(2), pages 279-294.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jecmet:v:1:y:1994:i:2:p:279-294
    DOI: 10.1080/13501789400000022
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    2. Stavros A. DRAKOPOULOS, 2016. "Economic crisis, economic methodology and the scientific ideal of physics," The Journal of Philosophical Economics, Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, The Journal of Philosophical Economics, vol. 10(1), pages 28-57, November.
    3. Drakopoulos, Stavros A., 2014. "Mathematical Psychics and Hydraulics: The Methodological Influence of Edgeworth and Fisher," MPRA Paper 52981, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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