Foundations or Bridges? A Review of J.E. King's the Microfoundations Delusion: Metaphor and Dogma in the History of Macroeconomics

14 Pages Posted: 31 Aug 2013

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Kevin D. Hoover

Duke University - Departments of Economics and Philosophy

Date Written: August 23, 2013

Abstract

A review of J.E. King’s The Microfoundations Delusion: Metaphor and Dogma in the History of Macroeconomics.

Keywords: microfoundations of macroeconomics, representative-agent model, reductionism, fallacy of composition, downward causation, metaphor

JEL Classification: B2, B4, E1

Suggested Citation

Hoover, Kevin D., Foundations or Bridges? A Review of J.E. King's the Microfoundations Delusion: Metaphor and Dogma in the History of Macroeconomics (August 23, 2013). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2317947 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2317947

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