Jean Tirole and Economic Science New Identity
- Alexander Tobón
Abstract
In Economics for the Common Good, Jean Tirole sets a turning point in the way of conceiving the problems and methods used in economics. This article attempts to show that these components define a new identity for economic science, but without economic theory. To this end, Tirole's position according to which economics must be relocated within the social and human sciences is refuted. Consequently, this article contributes to reflection on the analytical scope of the new economic science and the meaning of what economists do nowadays.
Keywords
common good, homo economicus, homo psychologicus, homo socialis, homo juridicus
Author Biography
Alexander Tobón
Doctor en Ciencias Económicas, profesor titular del Departamento de Economía, Grupo de Macroeconomía Aplicada, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.
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