Approximately one in six top economic research papers draws an explicitly causal
conclusion. But what do economists mean when they conclude that A 'causes' B? Does …

In this paper I analyse the problem of free will and determinism as it pertains to the Austrian
School of Economics. I demonstrate that despite the fact they subscribe to the concept of …

The results of econometric modeling are fragile in the sense that minor changes in
estimation techniques or sample can lead to statistical models that support inconsistent …

This study examines the causal relationship that characterizes some major macroeconomic
variables in the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) over the period 1990 to 2019. The …

Discussions in the literature on economic methodology often do not explicitly concern
explanation. The goal of this chapter is to show that, often implicitly, some key discussions …

In light of HenschenLs response to our paper, we would like to say the following. First, we
discuss the normativity of his definition of macroeconomic causality. Second, we argue that it …

In my 2018 paper for this journal, I defend a variant of the so-called interventionist account of
direct type-level causality as an adequate account of macroeconomic causality. The …

In economics, and macroeconomics in particular, causal explanation and inference hold
special importance since economists are expected to help guide policy, which requires …

1 Philosophy of economics (defined as a subdiscipline of philosophy of science concerned
with economics) seems to have recently turned from studying models and explanations to …

Evidential Pluralism is a stance concerned with the epistemology of causality. It emerges
from a normative reading of the Russo-Williamson Thesis that establishing causality in …