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June 23, 2010

Neuroeconomics: Hype or Hope (Journal of Economic Methodology)

Mark D. White

Today I received the latest issue of the Journal of Economic Methodology (17/2, June 2010), a special issue by guest editors Caterina Marchionni and Jack Vromen entitled "Neuroeconomics: Hype or Hope?" It features articles by Uskali Maki, Paul J. Zak, Jack Vromen, Don Ross, and more, and looks to be a fantastic and balanced look at this relatively new field that promises such new insights into human behavior. Being a skeptic of this approach to economics (largely stemming from my distaste for the reductionism of neuroscience), I'm very eager to delve into the essays in this issue.

Posted by Mark D. White on June 23, 2010 at 02:55 PM in Economic theory, Journals, Methodology, Neuroeconomics, Posts by Mark D. White, Psychology | Permalink

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