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Vilfredo Pareto and the epistemological foundations of choice theory
- Source :
- History of Political Economy. Spring, 2001, Vol. 33 Issue 1, p21, 29 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2001
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Abstract
- This article examines the historiographical misunderstandings of the methodology employed by economist Vilfredo Pareto. Issues include the mix of ordinalist-operationalist theories in neoclassical economics in modern choice theory, and the ability to construct economic theories without assuming a cardinal utility function.
Details
- ISSN :
- 00182702
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- History of Political Economy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.75533451