Building on a case study of an entrepreneurial venture, we investigate the role played by
business models in the innovation process. Rather than debating their accuracy and …

Philosophy of Economics: A Contemporary Introduction is the first systematic textbook in the
philosophy of economics. It introduces the epistemological, metaphysical and ethical …

The experimental approach in economics is a driving force behind some of the most exciting
developments in the field. The'experimental revolution'was based on a series of bold …

This paper addresses a set of methodological problems arising in the empirical validation of
agent-based (AB) economics models and discusses how these are currently being tackled …

The recent discussion on scientific representation has focused on models and their
relationship to the real world. It has been assumed that models give us knowledge because …

Philosophy of Social Science: A Contemporary Introduction examines perennial questions of
philosophy through engaging the empirical study of society. Questions of normativity …

This article shows how the MISS account of models—as isolations and surrogate systems—
accommodates and elaborates Sugden's account of models as credible worlds and …

Computer simulations are an exciting tool that plays important roles in many scientific
disciplines. This has attracted the attention of a number of philosophers of science. The main …

Elinor Ostrom was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in economics. She has been at the
forefront of New Institutional Economics and Public Choice revolutions, discovering …

The 2008 economic crash led to remarkable shifts of opinion among world leaders. Does
this crisis create favourable conditions for the reform and revitalisation of economics itself …