RT Journal Article
T1 'Situational Analysis' and Economics: An attempt at clarification
A1 Palacio Vera, Alfonso
AB Popper's 'Situational Analysis' (SA) constitutes his methodological proposal for the social sciences. We claim that the two hallmarks of SA are: (i) that scientists assume they possess a 'wider' view of the problem-situation than actors do, and (ii) use the model as an ideal 'benchmark' scenario to identify the deviation of actors' actual behaviour from the former. We argue that SA is not a generalization of the neoclassical theory of individual behaviour but captures instead the methodology adopted by modern behavioural economists. Last, we argue that SA highlights a way of acquiring knowledge that has gone unnoticed in the literature.
PB Cambridge University Press
SN 0266-2671
YR 2019
FD 2019-01-14
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/12365
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/12365
LA eng
DS Docta Complutense
RD 9 abr 2025