Economics versus history

Christopher L. Colvin; Homer Wagenaar

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-96568-0_2

Economics versus history

Christopher L. Colvin
, Homer Wagenaar

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Economic history is an interdisciplinary field that fuses economics with history, two disciplines that often misunderstand one another. This chapter bridges these two disciplines by discussing archetypical approaches and research strategies in each. The authors contrast the differences between deductive, inductive and abductive reasoning in scholarly enquiry. They conclude with a call for consideration to (historical) context when conducting research in economics and economic history.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	An Economist's Guide to Economic History
Editors	Matthias Blum, Christopher L. Colvin
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Chapter	2
Pages	13-20
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3319965673
ISBN (Print)	3319965670
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96568-0_2
Publication status	Published - Dec 2018

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Name	Palgrave Studies in Economic History

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