Metodología económica

La metodología económica es el estudio de los métodos, especialmente el científico, relacionados con la economía, incluyendo los principios que subyacen al razonamiento económico.[1]​ La filosofía de la economía también aborda la metodología en la intersección de ambas disciplinas.

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Las cuestiones metodológicas generales incluyen similitudes y contrastes a las ciencias naturales y otras ciencias sociales y, en particular, a:

La metodología económica ha pasado de reflexiones periódicas de los economistas a campo de investigación propio desde los años 70. Por una parte, ha expandido las fronteras de la filosofía, incluyendo la relación de la economía con la filosofía de la ciencia y la teoría del conocimiento.[18]​ Por otra, en la filosofía de la economía, se tratan temas como la teoría de la decisión y la ética.[19]​

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