- Post-growth and the lack of diversity in the scenario frameworkJournal of Economic Methodology26 March 2025By Rawad El Skaf Department of Mathematics, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, ItalyRawad El Skaf is currently researching different tools used in climate change sciences and decision-making. Rawad's work draws on philosophy of science in practice, integrated history and philosophy of science, philosophy of scientific tools, surrogative reasoning, philosophy of imagination, philosophy of economics and feminist epistemologies.
- Platforming economics: tech economics, market design, and the transformation of marketsJournal of Economic Methodology04 March 2025By Edward Nik-Khah Department of Business and Economics, Roanoke College, Salem, VA, USAEdward Nik-Khah is a Professor of Economics at Roanoke College. He is the author of The Knowledge We Have Lost in Information (Oxford University Press, 2017), written with Philip Mirowski and Markets: In Search of Media (University of Minnesota Press, 2019), written with Armin Beverungen, Philip Mirowski and Jens Schroter. His previously completed research has addressed such topics as the history of information, the political economy of science, neoliberalism, and market design; for his work on market design, the European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy awarded him the K. William Kapp Prize. His current research explores the historical development of market design and the rollout of platforms into precision medicine.
- Mostly harmless econometrics? Statistical paradigms in the ‘top five’ from 2000 to 2018Journal of Economic Methodology03 March 2025By John-Oliver Engler Julius J. Beeck Henrik von Wehrden a Faculty of Natural and Social Sciences, University of Vechta, Vechta, Germanyb Faculty of Sustainability, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Lüneburg, GermanyJohn-Oliver Engler Studies in physics (Diplom, Konstanz University, Germany) and economics (PhD, Leuphana University, Germany). Since 2022, he is a professor of bioeconomy and resource efficiency at University of Vechta (Germany). His research interests are ecological and transformational economics, in particular the role of risk and uncertainty for sustainability.Julius J. Beeck Studies in Data Science and Management (MSc) and Business Administration (BA, Leuphana University). Julius's currently works as an investment advisor.Henrik von Wehrden Studies in geography (Diplom, Marburg University, Germany) and biology (PhD, Halle University, Germany). Since 2016, Henrik's worked as full professor of normativity of methods at Leuphana University. His research interests are methods in sustainability science and on the intersection of ethics and statistics.
- Solving the explanation paradox – one last attemptJournal of Economic Methodology14 February 2025By Alex Rosenberg Department of Philosophy, Duke University, Durham, NC, USAAlex Rosenberg is the R. Taylor Cole Professor of Philosophy at Duke University. He has been working in the philosophy of economics since 1970. His most recent book is Blunt Instrument: Why Economic Theory Can't Get Any Better.... Why We Need It Anyway.
- The philosophy of causality in economics. Causal inferences and policy proposalsJournal of Economic Methodology14 February 2025By Federica Russo Freudenthal Institute, Utrecht University; Department of Science and Technology Studies, University College London
- Diversity in feminist economics research methods: trends from the Global SouthJournal of Economic Methodology07 February 2025By Sarah F. Small Aashima Sinha Odile Mackett Elissa Braunstein a University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USAb Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY, USAc University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africad Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USASarah F. Small is Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Utah. Her scholarship focuses on a variety of topics within feminist economics, including care work and markets, public policy, history of economic thought, and methodology. She earned her PhD in economics from Colorado State University and recently held research positions at Rutgers University and Duke University.Aashima Sinha is a research scholar in the Levy Economics Institute's Gender Equality and the Economy program. Her research interests span the fields of feminist, development, and labor economics. Currently, her research focuses on the micro- and macroeconomic implications of social reproduction, and she investigates the gender-differentiated effects of unpaid care work time on the well-being outcomes of care providers in low- and middle-income countries. Aashima holds a PhD in economics from the University of Utah.Odile Mackett is an associate professor in the University of South Africa's Graduate School of Business Leadership and associate editor for the African Review of Economics and Finance. She is a labor and feminist economist, with research interests related to the division, quality, and definition of both paid and unpaid work, how households and families are structured and formed around these types of work, and how the state interacts with households and the market to reinforce the gendered and racial division of work. She earned a PhD from the University of the Witwatersrand.Elissa Braunstein is Professor in the Department of Economics at Colorado State University and the editor of Feminist Economics. She was recently Senior Economist at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and has done consulting work for a number of international development institutions, including the International Labour Organization, the World Bank, the United Nations Research Institute on Social Development, and UN Women. Her work focuses on the international and macroeconomic aspects of development, with particular emphasis on economic growth, macro policy, social reproduction, and gender. She holds a PhD in economics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
- Mindshaping, conditional games, and the Harsanyi DoctrineJournal of Economic Methodology21 January 2025By Don Ross Wynn C. Stirling a School of Society, Politics, and Ethics, University College Cork, Cork, Irelandb School of Economics, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africac Center for Economic Analysis of Risk, Georgia State University, Atlanta, USAd Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Brigham Young University, Salt Lake City, USADon Ross is Professor and Head of the School of Society, Politics, and Ethics at University College Cork, Professor in the School of Economics at the University of Cape Town, and Program Director for Methodology at the Center for the Economic Analysis of Risk in the Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University. He is the author of numerous articles and author or editor of 17 books, most recently The Gambling Animal (with Glenn Harrison). His current research focuses on risky choice experiments with humans and elephants, economics of elephant conservation, road infrastructure in Southern Africa, and integration of economic and sociological models of networks.Wynn C. Stirling was granted the PhD in electrical engineering from Stanford University, Stanford CA, in 1983. He joined the faculty of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Brigham Young University in 1984. His research interests include multi-agent decision theory, game theory, estimation theory, and stochastic processes. He is the author of Cambridge University Press monographs entitled Satiscing Games and Decision-Making (2003), Theory of Conditional Games (2012), and Theory of Social Choice on Networks (2016).
- On some methodological aspects of theory choice from the economist’s perspectiveJournal of Economic Methodology24 December 2024By Peter Galbács Faculty of International Management and Business, Budapest Business School, Budapest, Hungary
- Theories and models in economics: an empirical approach to methodology (2024)Journal of Economic Methodology23 December 2024By Miguel M. Torres Kent Business School, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
- Economic methodology to preserve the past? Some reflections on economic theories and their dueling interpretationsJournal of Economic Methodology20 December 2024By Catherine Herfeld Institute of Philosophy, Leibniz University Hannover, Hannover, GermanyCatherine Herfeld is a Professor of Philosophy and History of Economics at Leibniz University Hannover, Germany and an external member of the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy. Before this, Herfeld worked as an Assistant Professor of Social Theory and Philosophy of the Social Sciences at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. Her expertise lies mainly in the philosophy of economics and the history of economics. In the context of an ERC Starting Grant, Herfeld is currently studying the phenomenon of model transfer in science, the kinds of challenges that can hamper such transfers, and whether they necessarily lead to progress.
- Cost-benefit analysis, ethical values, and a ‘taste’ for fairnessJournal of Economic Methodology16 December 2024By Patricia Marino Department of Philosophy, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, CanadaPatricia Marino is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Waterloo in Canada, where she specializes in the philosophy of economics, ethics, epistemology, and philosophy of sex and love. Her current research projects consider normative perspectives on formalization, idealization, and quantification.
- Rethinking public choiceJournal of Economic Methodology22 November 2024By Erica Celine Yu Erasmus School of Philosophy, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The NetherlandsErica Celine Yu is a PhD student at the Erasmus Institute for Philosophy and Economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam. She works on issues of political representation in deliberative democracies using formal political theory and normative democratic theory.
- Introduction to the special issue: economic theories and their dueling interpretationsJournal of Economic Methodology05 November 2024By Jack Vromen N. Emrah Aydinonat a Erasmus Institute for Philosophy and Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlandsb Faculty of Social Sciences, TINT – Centre for Philosophy of Social Science, Practical Philosophy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Authors’ reply to commentsJournal of Economic Methodology25 October 2024By Itzhak Gilboa Andrew Postlewaite Larry Samuelson
- On the contents and agents of commentary in modellingJournal of Economic Methodology23 October 2024By Uskali Mäki TINT Centre for Philosophy of Social Science, University of HelsinkiUskali Mäki is professor emeritus of practical philosophy at the University of Helsinki, active in TINT Centre for Philosophy of Social Science. In 1995-2006 he was professor of philosophy at the Erasmus University of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, directing EIPE (Erasmus Institute for Philosophy and Economics). He is a former editor of the Journal of Economic Methodology (1995-2005), and former Chair of the International Network for Economic Method. His current research is mainly on the philosophy of economics and on models, interdisciplinarity, scientific realism, and social aspects of science. https://tint-helsinki.fi/maki
- Economic models as argumentative devicesJournal of Economic Methodology12 October 2024By N. Emrah Aydinonat Faculty of Social Sciences, TINT – Centre for Philosophy of Social Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FinlandN. Emrah Aydinonat is a philosopher of economics at the University of Helsinki, currently focusing on model-based explanations, policy proposals and debates, and the serviceability of economics to society. He holds the title of docent in both Practical Philosophy and Economics and is a member of the Centre for Philosophy of Social Science (TINT).
- Taking psychology seriously: a self-determination theory perspective on Robert Sugden’s opportunity criterionJournal of Economic Methodology28 September 2024By Malte Dold Elias van Emmerick Mark Fabian a Economics Department, Pomona College, Claremont, USAb Law School, University of Chicago, Chicago, USAc Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick, Coventry, UKMalte Dold is Assistant Professor of Economics at Pomona College in California where he teaches in the Economics and PPE Programs. Previously, he was a post doctoral fellow at New York University. He holds a master's degree in Philosophy and Economics from the University of Bayreuth, and received his PhD in Economics from the University of Freiburg. His research lies at the intersection of Behavioral Economics, Philosophy of Economics, and History of Economic thought.Elias van Emmerick is a law student at the University of Chicago focused on Behavioral Law and Economics and the Political Economy of Energy Law. He holds a B.A. in Economics & Politics from Pomona College.Mark Fabian is Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the University of Warwick in the Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS). He is also an affiliate researcher at the Bennett Institute for Public Policy at Cambridge University. He was previously a Fulbright Scholar at the Brookings Institution in DC. He holds a BA in Philosophy and History, an MA in Development Economics, and a PhD in Economic Policy, all from the Australian National University. He studies wellbeing from an interdisciplinary perspective with a particular focus on policy applications.
- Beyond uncertainty: reasoning with unknown possibilities (Elements in Decision Theory and Philosophy)Journal of Economic Methodology23 July 2024By E. Piermont Department of Economics, Royal Holloway, University of London, London, UK
- Normative empirical concepts – a practical guiding tool for economistsJournal of Economic Methodology23 July 2024By Irene van Staveren Institute of Social Studies (of Erasmus University Rotterdam), The Hague, The NetherlandsIrene van Staveren is Professor of Pluralist Development Economics at the Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam. She has published in a variety of fields, including on economics and ethics (see, for example, The Values of Economics – an Aristotelian Perspective, Routledge, 2001) as well as a pluralist economic textbook (Introduction to Economics from a Pluralist and Global Perspective, Routledge, 2015). Recently, she published pluralist economic perspectives in Alternative Ideas from Ten (almost) Forgotten Economists (PalgraveMacMillan, 2021).
- Economics from a biological perspective: the role of sociocultural homeostasisJournal of Economic Methodology22 May 2024By Marco VerweijAntonio Damasioa Department of Business, Social and Decision Sciences, Constructor University, Bremen, Germanyb Brain and Creativity Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USAMarco Verweij is a professor of political science at Constructor University. In his research, he aims to understand how complex social, economic and environmental problems can be resolved through the combined forces of (inter)governmental action, entrepreneurship, technological innovation, as well as civil society engagement. In addition, he explores synergies between social, economic and political theory on the one hand and social and affective neuroscience on the other.Antonio Damasio is a prominent neuroscientist/neurobiologist/neurologist who directs the Brain and Creativity Institute at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. He is well known for his investigation of the biology of affect, consciousness, and decision-making. He is the recipient of numerous scientific awards.
- Spectres of Mises: controversial methodological claims reassessedJournal of Economic Methodology22 May 2024By Diogo LourençoMoura Mário GraçaSchool of Economics and Management and Center for Economics and Finance, University of Porto, Porto, PortugalDiogo Lourenço is an assistant professor at the School of Economics and Management, University of Porto. He is also a principal investigator and researcher in political economy at the Center for Economics and Finance, University of Porto.Mário Graça Moura is an associate professor at the School of Economics and Management, University of Porto and a researcher in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology at the Center for Economics and Finance, University of Porto.
- Paternalism for rational agentsJournal of Economic Methodology03 May 2024By Kevin LeportierCentre d’Économie de la Sorbonne, University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Paris, FranceKevin Leportier is a Ph.D. candidate in Economics at University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Centre d'Économie de la Sorbonne. His thesis focuses on the links between commitment and freedom, from the perspective of normative economics.
- Kirzner’s argument for the relevance and uniqueness of Austrian economics relating to neoclassical theory: the tendency to equilibrium and the Jevons’ law of indifferenceJournal of Economic Methodology22 April 2024By Lucas CasonatoEduardo Angelia Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazilb Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil Lucas Casonato is a professor at the Department of Economics at the Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR) and at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR). He has a Ph.D. in Economic Development from the Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR). His research areas are the History of Economic Thought, Behavioral Economics, and Economic Methodology.Eduardo Angeli is an associate professor in the Department of Economics at the Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR). He earned his Ph.D. in Economics from the Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). His research focuses on the history of economic thought, particularly the history of modern Austrian Economics and the ideas of F.A. Hayek. Additionally, he has written works on James Buchanan and Brazilian economic thought.
- Kirzner’s argument for the relevance and uniqueness of Austrian economics relating to neoclassical theory: the tendency to equilibrium and the Jevons’ law of indifferenceJournal of Economic Methodology22 April 2024By Lucas CasonatoEduardo Angelia Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazilb Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil Lucas Casonato is a professor at the Department of Economics at the Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR) and at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR). He has a Ph.D. in Economic Development from the Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR). His research areas are the History of Economic Thought, Behavioral Economics, and Economic Methodology.Eduardo Angeli is an associate professor in the Department of Economics at the Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR). He earned his Ph.D. in Economics from the Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). His research focuses on the history of economic thought, particularly the history of modern Austrian Economics and the ideas of F.A. Hayek. Additionally, he has written works on James Buchanan and Brazilian economic thought.
- Kirzner’s argument for the relevance and uniqueness of Austrian economics relating to neoclassical theory: the tendency to equilibrium and the Jevons’ law of indifferenceJournal of Economic Methodology22 April 2024By Lucas Casonato Eduardo Angeli a Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazilb Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, BrazilLucas Casonato is a professor at the Department of Economics at the Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR) and at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR). He has a Ph.D. in Economic Development from the Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR). His research areas are the History of Economic Thought, Behavioral Economics, and Economic Methodology.Eduardo Angeli is an associate professor in the Department of Economics at the Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR). He earned his Ph.D. in Economics from the Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). His research focuses on the history of economic thought, particularly the history of modern Austrian Economics and the ideas of F.A. Hayek. Additionally, he has written works on James Buchanan and Brazilian economic thought.
- Pluralism in economics and the question of ontological pluralismJournal of Economic Methodology22 April 2024By Imko MeyenburgSchool of Economics, Finance and Law, Faculty of Business and Law, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UKImko Meyenburg is Senior Lecturer in Economics and International Business in the School of Economics, Finance and Law at the Faculty of Business and Law, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK. His research focuses on the linguistics of social ontology, ethics, the ontology and the philosophy of economics, and political economy. His current work looks at the meaning and ontology of populism in political discourses in the UK.
Journal of Economic Methodology
- Post-growth and the lack of diversity in the scenario framework
- Platforming economics: tech economics, market design, and the transformation of markets
- Mostly harmless econometrics? Statistical paradigms in the ‘top five’ from 2000 to 2018
- Solving the explanation paradox – one last attempt
- The philosophy of causality in economics. Causal inferences and policy proposals
- Diversity in feminist economics research methods: trends from the Global South
- Mindshaping, conditional games, and the Harsanyi Doctrine
- On some methodological aspects of theory choice from the economist’s perspective
- Theories and models in economics: an empirical approach to methodology (2024)
- Economic methodology to preserve the past? Some reflections on economic theories and their dueling interpretations
- Cost-benefit analysis, ethical values, and a ‘taste’ for fairness
- Rethinking public choice
- Introduction to the special issue: economic theories and their dueling interpretations
- Authors’ reply to comments
- On the contents and agents of commentary in modelling
- Economic models as argumentative devices
- Taking psychology seriously: a self-determination theory perspective on Robert Sugden’s opportunity criterion
- Beyond uncertainty: reasoning with unknown possibilities (Elements in Decision Theory and Philosophy)
- Normative empirical concepts – a practical guiding tool for economists
- Economics from a biological perspective: the role of sociocultural homeostasis
- Spectres of Mises: controversial methodological claims reassessed
- Paternalism for rational agents
- Kirzner’s argument for the relevance and uniqueness of Austrian economics relating to neoclassical theory: the tendency to equilibrium and the Jevons’ law of indifference
- Kirzner’s argument for the relevance and uniqueness of Austrian economics relating to neoclassical theory: the tendency to equilibrium and the Jevons’ law of indifference
- Kirzner’s argument for the relevance and uniqueness of Austrian economics relating to neoclassical theory: the tendency to equilibrium and the Jevons’ law of indifference
- Pluralism in economics and the question of ontological pluralism