Journal of Economic Methodology

1994 - 2026

Current editor(s): John Davis and D Wade Hands

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Implementing theoretical models in the laboratory, and what this can and cannot achieve pp. 323-343: Stefania Sitzia and Robert Sugden
Rational choice without closure: the microfoundations of virtuous cycles and vicious circles pp. 345-361: Adam Martin
Virtually science: an agent-based model of the rise and fall of scientific research programs pp. 363-385: Daniel Farhat
Hayek, Gödel, and the case for methodological dualism pp. 387-407: Ludwig Van Den Hauwe
Terence Hutchison and the introduction of Popper's falsifiability criterion to economics pp. 409-426: John Hart
Economic methodology: understanding economics as a science pp. 427-432: Ivan Boldyrev
The social epistemology of economic experiments pp. 432-434: Helen Longino
Von Neumann, Morgenstern, and the creation of game theory. From chess to social science, 1900--1960 pp. 434-440: Ivan Moscati
Why some things should not be for sale: the moral limits of markets pp. 440-444: Adrian Walsh

Estranged parents and a schizophrenic child: choice in economics, psychology and neuroeconomics pp. 217-231: Don Ross
Evidential variety as a source of credibility for causal inference: beyond sharp designs and structural models pp. 233-253: François Claveau
The Stern Review and its critics: economics at work in an interdisciplinary setting pp. 255-270: Fredrik Hansen
Conceptual tools for assessing experiments: some well-entrenched confusions regarding the internal/external validity distinction pp. 271-282: María Jiménez-Buedo
Explaining growth? The case of the trade--growth relationship pp. 283-296: Jonathan Perraton
What are animal spirits? Rationality and explanation in economics pp. 297-301: Shaun Hargreaves Heap
Variations in causal reasoning Causality and causal modelling in the social sciences: measuring variations pp. 301-305: Jaakko Kuorikoski
New directions in economics and the philosophy of economics? The Oxford handbook of philosophy of economics pp. 305-311: Roger Backhouse

Becker random behavior and the as-if defense of rational choice theory in demand analysis pp. 107-128: Ivan Moscati and Paola Tubaro
Internal consistency, price rigidity and the microfoundations of macroeconomics pp. 129-146: Simon Wren-Lewis
Why economics is not a science of behaviour pp. 147-162: Marek Hudik
How economic methodology became a separate science pp. 163-176: Till Duppe
Review pp. 177-181: Ken Binmore
The methodological promise of experimental economics pp. 183-187: Glenn Harrison
Methodology for experiments should be determined empirically, not philosophically pp. 189-193: Don Ross
A response to Binmore, Harrison and Ross on Experimental Economics: Rethinking the Rules pp. 195-199: Nicholas Bardsley, Chris Starmer, Robin Cubitt, Graham Loomes, Peter Moffatt and Robert Sugden

Scientific realism as a challenge to economics (and vice versa) pp. 1-12: Uskali Maki
How validity travelled to economic experimenting pp. 13-28: Floris Heukelom
Acceptance of unsupported claims about reality: a blind spot in economics pp. 29-52: Ole Rogeberg and Hans Melberg
Imagining the imaginable: a reinterpretation of the function of economists' concern about structural isomorphism in economic theorizing pp. 53-78: Szu-Ting Chen
Making philosophy of economics relevant pp. 79-81: Harold Kincaid
Theory-centrism in experimental economics pp. 83-86: Francesco Guala
Comments on 'Error in Economics: Toward a More Evidence-Based Methodology' by Julian Reiss pp. 87-92: John DiNardo
Theory, generalisations from cases and methodological maxims in evidence-based economics: Responses to the reviews by DiNardo, Guala and Kincaid pp. 93-96: Julian Reiss

Terence Hutchison and Frank Knight: a reappraisal of their 1940-1941 exchange pp. 359-373: John Hart
Two puzzles regarding the replacement ratio in the context of renewal theory pp. 375-395: George Bitros
Introduction: Methodological implications of the financial crisis pp. 397-398: Kevin Hoover
Should the financial crisis inspire normative revision? pp. 399-418: Don Ross
The economics profession, the financial crisis, and method pp. 419-427: David Colander
Implications for models in monetary policy pp. 429-444: Stan Du Plessis
Identity economics: towards a more realistic economic agent? pp. 445-448: Miriam Teschl
Is spontaneous order a value-free descriptive methodological tool? pp. 448-452: N. Emrah Aydinonat

A neurolinguistic approach to performativity in economics pp. 241-260: Carsten Herrmann-Pillath
Personal identity: a theoretical and experimental analysis pp. 261-275: Fernando Aguiar, Pablo Brañas-Garza, Maria Paz Espinosa and Luis Miller
Certainly not! A critical realist recasting of Ludwig von Mises's methodology of the social sciences pp. 277-299: Paul Lewis
Structure and change: Douglass North's economics pp. 301-316: Graham Brownlow
What is economics? Attitudes and views of German economists pp. 317-332: Bruno Frey, Silke Humbert and Friedrich Schneider
Making sense of Friedman's methodology in theory and action pp. 333-338: Roberta Muramatsu
Which structure do models represent? Representation and structure in economics: the methodology of econometric models of the consumption function pp. 338-343: Alessio Moneta
The dismal science: how thinking like an economist undermines community pp. 344-347: Alessandro Lanteri

Neuroeconomics: hype or hope? pp. 103-106: Caterina Marchionni and Jack Vromen
When economics meets neuroscience: hype and hope pp. 107-117: Uskali Maki
The disunity of neuroeconomics: a methodological appraisal pp. 119-131: Roberto Fumagalli
Inductive modeling using causal studies in neuroeconomics: brains on drugs pp. 133-146: Moana Vercoe and Paul Zak
The philosopher in the scanner (or: how can neuroscience contribute to social philosophy?) pp. 147-157: Francesco Guala and Tim Hodgson
Neuroeconomics: more than inspiration, less than revolution pp. 159-169: N. Emrah Aydinonat
Where economics and neuroscience might meet pp. 171-183: Jack Vromen
The methodologies of neuroeconomics pp. 185-196: Glenn Harrison and Don Ross
Function and mechanism: the metaphysics of neuroeconomics pp. 197-205: Michiru Nagatsu
Do neurobiological data help us to understand economic decisions better? pp. 207-218: Alessandro Antonietti
Explanatory relevance across disciplinary boundaries: the case of neuroeconomics pp. 219-228: Jaakko Kuorikoski and Petri Ylikoski

Introduction pp. 1-1: Uskali Maki
Methodology in action pp. 3-15: Roger Backhouse
On the surprising finding that expected utility is literally computed in the brain pp. 17-36: Jack Vromen
The division of labour in science: the tradeoff between specialisation and diversity pp. 37-51: Rogier De Langhe
Econometric reduction theory and philosophy pp. 53-75: Genaro Sucarrat
The Invisible Hand viewed and reviewed pp. 77-81: Edna Ullmann-Margalit
Comparative process tracing: yet another virtue of mechanisms? pp. 81-87: Federica Russo
Why economic modelers can't exclude psychological processing variables pp. 87-92: Don Ross