Reflexivity in Economics An Experimental Examination on the Self-Referentiality of Economic Theories /

• Main Author: Sandri, Serena (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg : Physica-Verlag HD, 2009.
• Series: Contributions to Economics,
• Subjects: Philosophy and science.; Philosophy and social sciences.; Economic history.; Economic theory.; Economics.; Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods.; Methodology/History of Economic Thought.; Philosophy of Science.; Philosophy of the Social Sciences.

This study discusses the implications of the recursive or self-reflexive effects of economic theories on bounded rational behaviour and interaction. It focuses on the mechanisms through which bounded rational actors perceive the self-referential nature of economic theories and might absorb their pre...