Cambridge Journal of Economics Advance Access originally published online on February 25, 2008
Cambridge Journal of Economics 2008 32(4):527-554; doi:10.1093/cje/bem058
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Explaining modern economics (as a microcosm of society)
* University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Address for correspondence: 34 Water House, Water Lane, Cambridge CB4 1XZ, UK; email: vb243{at}cam.ac.uk
The persistence of mainstream economists with methods of mathematical-deductive modelling that, most agree, do not perform well is something of a puzzle. Here I show this phenomenon to be a special case of (gendered) tendencies in play in society at large, and I offer a psychological explanation.
Key Words: Epistemology Mainstream economics Object relations theory Ontology Psychoanalysis
JEL classification: A14, B41, B54, Z13
Manuscript received November 13, 2006; final version received July 18, 2007.
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