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What is the Problem with Model-based Explanation in Economics?

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|Oct 2018

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/disp-2017-0020 | Journal eISSN: 2182-2875 | Journal ISSN: 0873-626X
Language: English, Portuguese
Page range: 603 - 630
Submitted on: Sep 5, 2017
Accepted on: Nov 2, 2017
Published on: Oct 16, 2018
Published by: University of Lisbon
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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