The Methodology of Experimental Economics

By Francesco Guala

Categories: Business & Money, Religion & Spirituality

Philosopher Francesco Guala offers a comprehensive critical analysis of the methods of experimental economics. He examines how laboratory experiments are designed and interpreted, how economists test theories and draw conclusions about real markets, and what the relationship is between experiments in the lab and behavior in the world. Drawing on the philosophy of science, Guala clarifies what experimental economics can and cannot show.

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• Shane Parrish: “This book provides the first comprehensive analysis and critical discussion of the methodology of experimental economics, written by a philosopher of science with expertise in the field”