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The Rhetoric of Economics by McCloskey, Donald N.

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Metaphors Economists Live By by MCCLOSKEY, DONALD N.

“…Economists are fond of using metaphors to explain economic phenomena. For example, mainstream economists use the metaphor of markets, while Marxist economists…”
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The Loss Function Has Been Mislaid: The Rhetoric of Significance Tests by McCloskey, Donald N.

“…In a study of the 50 full-length papers using regression analysis in the 4 regular issues of the American Economic Review for 1981, 1982, and 1983, about 75%…”
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Modern Epistemology Against Analytic Philosophy: A Reply to Mäki by McCloskey, Donald N.

“…A reply to Uskali Maki (1995) is presented. Maki argues that McCloskey adopted what the philosophers called in 1955 a coherence theory of truth. Roughly, this…”
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The Status and Prospects of the Economics Major by Siegfried, John J., Bartlett, Robin L., Hansen, W. Lee, Kelley, Allen C., McCloskey, Donald N., Tietenberg, Thomas H.

“…The objects, methods of instruction, content, and accomplishments of the undergraduate major in economics at institutions of higher education within the United…”
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History, Differential Equations, and the Problem of Narration by McCloskey, Donald N.

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How to Host a Seminar Visitor by McCloskey, Donald N.

“…Suggestions are offered for successfully hosting a seminar visitor…”
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Corn at interest: the extent and cost of grain storage in medieval England by McCloskey, D.N, Nash, J

“…The history of storage of grain in the Middle Ages is a case of a complex problem in dynamic economics. Since the medieval farmer seldom stored for more than 2…”
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He's Smart. And He's a Nice Guy, Too by McCloskey, Donald N.

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"To Burn Always with a Hard, Gemlike Flame," Eh, Professor? by McCloskey, Donald N.

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How to Organize a Conference by McCloskey, Donald N.

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The Prudent Peasant: New Findings on Open Fields by McCloskey, Donald N.

“…The usual picture of the medieval peasantry is based on nineteenth-century scholarship, which has proven difficult to dislodge from educated minds. This…”
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Reading I've Liked by McCloskey, Donald N.

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Kelly Green Golf Shoes and the Intellectual Range from M to N by McCloskey, Donald N.

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Other Things Equal: The Bankruptcy of Statistical Significance by McCloskey, Donald N.

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Other Things Equal: The Natural by McCloskey, Donald N.

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The Economics Major: Can and Should We do Better than a B-? by Siegfried, John J., Bartlett, Robin L., Hansen, W. Lee, Kelley, Allen C., McCloskey, Donald N., Tietenberg, Thomas H.

“…As part of a 1990 survey of economics faculty at 127 colleges and universities, respondents evaluated the effectiveness of the economics major at their…”
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Why Don't Economists Believe Empirical Findings by McCloskey, Donald N.

“…A personal commentary maintains that, when economists write, they are tendentious, meaning they understand by "strong priors." Because they already know, they…”
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Formalism in the Social Sciences, Rhetorically Speaking by McCloskey, Donald N.

“…Even formal methods in economics, which sociologists have been tempted to adopt, are "rhetorical," in the sense of "argued to other scholars, not proven…”
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The Rhetoric of Law and Economics by McCloskey, Donald N.

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