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The Unending Methodological Debates in Economics

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  • Sharma Soumitra

    (Faculty of Economics and Tourism, Pula, Croatia.)

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Economic science, its contents, scope, and significance have been, for over a century and a half, dominated by intense methodological debates among scholars concentrating over issues of positivism, normativity, optimality, and empiricism. The debates are still going on. In this brief review, the author wishes to refresh the ongoing methodological debates that have haunted thewider field of social sciences.

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  • Sharma Soumitra, 2024. "The Unending Methodological Debates in Economics," Zagreb International Review of Economics and Business, Sciendo, vol. 27(2), pages 177-197.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:zirebs:v:27:y:2024:i:2:p:177-197:n:1008
    DOI: 10.2478/zireb-2024-0022
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    Keywords

    epistemological debate; David Hume; laissez-faire; orthodoxy; perfect competition; positivism;
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    • B41 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Economic Methodology - - - Economic Methodology

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