%0 Generic %D 2012 %T Can economics become a purely experimental science? A comparative study %A Weber, Erik %E Aerts, Diederik %E Broekaert, Jan %E D'Hooghe, Bart %E Note, Nicole %X

The role of experiments in economics is increasing. This paper deals with a philosophical question that is raised by this evolution: can economics become a purely experimental science? I answer this question by comparing economics with a branch of biomedical science.

%B Worldviews, science and us : bridging knowledge and its implications for our perspectives on the world %I World Scientific Publishing Company %@ 9789814383073 %G eng %U http://www.worldscibooks.com/general/8341.html