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Floris Heukelom

I’m a historian of economics. Check out my publications at my university’s website.

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@INET Berlin: Decisions

Article By Floris Heukelom | Apr 12, 2012

A suprisingly large number of talks refer to the issue of human decision making.

Economics as a doctrinal discipline

Article By Floris Heukelom | Apr 11, 2012

In science, empirical disciplines such as physics, chemistry, history, and parts of sociology and political science, reason from facts.

What's in a name?

Article By Floris Heukelom | Nov 2, 2011

In the case of utility, it’s all in the name.

Bretton Woods, Past and Present: 2. Progress in Economics

Article By Floris Heukelom | Sep 17, 2011

Ok, time to deal with the elephant in the room: when is one theory better than the other? What is progress in economics?