Category Archives: Methodology

Capitalism and Economic Growth

Posted on September 22, 2015 by admin

The global financial crisis (GFC) has been blamed on the failure of capitalism, with the 2011 Occupy protests declaring, “capitalism isn’t working” (Hussey, 2014). What is capitalism which has failed? Economists appear reluctant to define explicitly key economic terms such … Continue reading →

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Facts and Economic Science

Posted on February 20, 2015 by admin

It is clear that economics is in chaos when there are significant disagreements about basic facts of economics. There is an abundance of statistical data presented by the media, but there are few agreed facts. Is there too much government … Continue reading →

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Methodology

Posted on May 8, 2014 by admin

The reason for discussing methodology is to explain why we do things differently and to warn readers not to expect to see on this blog, standard methods for investigating economics. Different methods are used here to develop new economic knowledge. … Continue reading →

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What is a Paradigm?

Posted on February 15, 2014 by admin

What is a paradigm?  Why is it so important to understand what it is?  Why has economics changed so little even after its obvious failure in the recent global economic crisis? Durability of Paradigm Most people commonly misuse the word … Continue reading →

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