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A Set of Axioms for Neoclassical Economics and the Methodological Status of the Equilibrium Concept

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Arnis Vilks
Arnis Vilks
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Universität Hamburg, Institut für Statistik und Ökonometrie, Germany
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It is widely agreed that the concept of general equilibrium and, in particular, general equilibrium existence proofs play a central role within the neoclassical approach to economic theory. There is much less agreement, however, on the concepts of general equilibrium and of neoclassical economic theory themselves.

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Economics & Philosophy , Volume 8 , Issue 1 , April 1992 , pp. 51 - 82
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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