Foundations or Bridges? A review of J. E. King's The microfoundations delusion: metaphor and dogma in the history of macroeconomics. Edward Elgar, 2012, 304 pp.

Authors

  • Kevin D. Hoover Duke University, United States

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23941/ejpe.v6i2.138

Keywords:

Kevin Hoover, book review, J. E. King, microfoundations delusion, metaphor and dogma in the history of macroeconomics, reductionism, methodological individualism

Author Biography

Kevin D. Hoover, Duke University, United States

Kevin D. Hoover is professor of economics and philosophy at Duke University. He is the author of Causality in macroeconomics and The methodology of empirical macroeconomics. He is a past editor of the Journal of Economic Methodology and current editor of History of Political Economy.

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Published

2013-12-02

How to Cite

Hoover, K. D. (2013). Foundations or Bridges? A review of J. E. King’s The microfoundations delusion: metaphor and dogma in the history of macroeconomics. Edward Elgar, 2012, 304 pp. Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics, 6(2), 88–96. https://doi.org/10.23941/ejpe.v6i2.138

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2013): Autumn 2013

Section

Book Reviews