A criterion for realism, with an application to behavioral economic models

Many economists working within the framework of behavioral economics (BE) label the conventional way of modeling as unrealistic, and consider their own approach as more realistic than the standard practice. However, a criterion for realism is lacking in behavioral economics literature. This paper of...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:be137b924cf54d2ca5039da6caa3177e2021-12-02T04:59:30ZA criterion for realism, with an application to behavioral economic models1843-22981844-8208https://doaj.org/article/be137b924cf54d2ca5039da6caa3177e2015-11-01T00:00:00Z http://jpe.ro/pdf.php?id=7307 https://doaj.org/toc/1843-2298https://doaj.org/toc/1844-8208Many economists working within the framework of behavioral economics (BE) label the conventional way of modeling as unrealistic, and consider their own approach as more realistic than the standard practice. However, a criterion for realism is lacking in behavioral economics literature. This paper offers a simple criterion for predicating realism to economic models, and provides an illustration of such criterion at work on a particular BE model.Gustavo MarquésDiego WeismanEditura ASE Bucurestiarticlerealismbehavioral economicsphilosophy of economicseconomic modelsEconomics as a scienceHB71-74DEENFRJournal of Philosophical Economics, Vol IX, Iss 1, Pp 125-145 (2015)
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topic realism
behavioral economics
philosophy of economics
economic models
Economics as a science
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behavioral economics
philosophy of economics
economic models
Economics as a science
HB71-74
Gustavo Marqués
Diego Weisman
A criterion for realism, with an application to behavioral economic models
description Many economists working within the framework of behavioral economics (BE) label the conventional way of modeling as unrealistic, and consider their own approach as more realistic than the standard practice. However, a criterion for realism is lacking in behavioral economics literature. This paper offers a simple criterion for predicating realism to economic models, and provides an illustration of such criterion at work on a particular BE model.
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