Causality and inference in economics: An unended quest

Maziarz, Mariusz

dc.contributor.author	Maziarz, Mariusz
dc.date.accessioned	2019-02-14T08:32:01Z
dc.date.available	2019-02-14T08:32:01Z
dc.date.issued	2017
dc.identifier.issn	1899-2226
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11089/26807
dc.description.abstract	The aim of this article is to point to the unsolved research problems connected to causation in the philosophy of economics. First, the paper defines causation and discusses two notable approaches, i.e. the realist theory of causation and the instrumentalist theory of causation. Second, it offers a review the current research activity focusing on the problem of causation in economics. Third, it discusses several case studies. On the grounds of comparison of the research practice of economists and the current issues undertaken by the philosophers of economics, the paper concludes that there is a gap between the research practice and the normative methodological analyses and indicate the research questions that need to be addressed.	en_GB
dc.description.sponsorship	Financed by the National Science Center (grant No. 2015/19/N/HS1/01066); financed through contract no. 501/1/P-DUN/2017 from the funds of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education	en_GB
dc.language.iso	en	en_GB
dc.publisher	Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego	en_GB
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Annales. Ethics in Economic Life;5
dc.rights	This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.	en_GB
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0	en_GB
dc.subject	causation	en_GB
dc.subject	the philosophy of economics	en_GB
dc.subject	recent research	en_GB
dc.subject	causation in economics	en_GB
dc.title	Causality and inference in economics: An unended quest	en_GB
dc.type	Article	en_GB
dc.page.number	67-81
dc.contributor.authorAffiliation	Wrocław University of Economics, Faculty of Economic Sciences
dc.identifier.eissn	2353-4869
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dc.contributor.authorEmail	mariusz.maziarz@ue.wroc.pl
dc.identifier.doi	10.18778/1899-2226.20.5.06
dc.relation.volume	20	en_GB
dc.subject.jel	A19
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