Annales. Etyka w Życiu Gospodarczym / Annales. Ethics in Economic Life 2017 Vol. 20, No. 1, February 2017, 63–81 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18778/1899-2226.20.1.05
Mariusz Maziarz
Wrocław University of Economics Faculty of Economic Sciences e-mail: mariusz.maziarz@ue.wroc.pl
Causation in Economics. The Most Recent Analyses and the Unsolved Problems
The main aim of my article is indicating the unsolved research problems connected to causation in the area of the philosophy of economics. First, I briefly define cau- sation and discuss two most notable approaches, i.e. the realist theory of causation and the instrumentalist theory of causation. Second, I review the most recent re- searches focused on the problem of causation in economics. Third, I discuss a num- ber of case studies. On the grounds of comparison of the research practice of econ- omists and the current issues undertaken by the philosophers of economics, I con- clude that there is a gap between the research practice and the normative methodo- logical analyses and indicate the research questions that need to be answered.
Keywords: causation, the philosophy of economics, recent research, causation in economics
JEL Classification: A19, B41