The Philosophy of Causality in Economics: Causal Inferences and Policy Proposals / Edition 1

by Mariusz Maziarz

Overview

What do economists mean when they conclude that A ‘causes’ B? Does ‘cause’ say that we can influence B by intervening on A, or is it only a label for the correlation of variables? This book analyses the meaning of causal claims made by economists and the philosophical presuppositions underlying the research methods used.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367363994
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/27/2020
Series:	Routledge INEM Advances in Economic Methodology
Pages:	222
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Mariusz Maziarz is a PhD candidate at Wroclaw University of Economics, Poland, and Assistant Researcher with the Interdisciplinary Centre for Ethics & Institute of Philosophy at Jagiellonian University, Poland.

Table of Contents

(1) Introduction (2) Regularities (3) Causality as changes in conditional probability (4) Counterfactuals (5) Mechanisms (6) Interventions and manipulability (7) Concluding remarks