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The "new" economic theories
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posted on 2005-07-14, 14:28 authored by Helena MarquesThis paper has two main goals. The first is to study the links between the “new” economic
theories, this is, the “new” trade theory, the “new” growth theory and the “new” economic
geography. These are three apparently distinct strands of economics, yet they have a common
motivation: the role of increasing returns and the consequent market structure
(imperfect/monopolistic competition). The second goal is to present the “new” economic
theories as case studies in what concerns the debate over modelling and its role in the progress of economics. Since these theories contribute fundamentally by applying new modelling
techniques to old real world problems, they add something to economic knowledge to the extent
that we accept formalisation as a source of progress in economics.
History
School
- Business and Economics
Department
- Economics
Pages
117138 bytesPublication date
2001-05Notes
This is Working Paper; no. 104. Working papers (Trabalhos em curso) from Faculdade de economia, Universidade de Porto: http://www.fep.up.ptLanguage
- en