Abduction in economics: a conceptual framework and its model

We discuss in this paper the scope of abduction in Economics. The literature on this type of inference shows that it can be interpreted in different ways, according to the role and nature of its outcome.We present a formal model that allows to capture these various meanings in different economic con...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Tohmé, Fernando Abel, Crespo, Ricardo Fernando
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/21625
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/21625
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Abduction
Economics
Ibe
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6
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Sumario:We discuss in this paper the scope of abduction in Economics. The literature on this type of inference shows that it can be interpreted in different ways, according to the role and nature of its outcome.We present a formal model that allows to capture these various meanings in different economic contexts.