Can economics afford not to become natural science?

Article Type

Research Article

Publication Title

European Physical Journal: Special Topics

Abstract

I address here the reverse and more general question: “Can economics afford not to become a natural science?”. I argue that epistemologically economics can only belong to, and join eventually, the natural sciences, avoiding its charming literary proses on history of mankind employing seemingly scientific postures.

First Page

3121

Last Page

3125

DOI

10.1140/epjst/e2016-60103-8

Publication Date

12-1-2016

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