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Subject: HES: ANN -- Symposium on Philosophy of Economics 
 
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Symposium 'Economics as a science: what is the pay-off?' 
 
organized by 
the Dutch Association for Philosophy of Science and 
the Erasmus Institute for Philosophy and Economics (EIPE) 
 
Friday, June 6, 1997 
Erasmus University Rotterdam 
Erasmus Institute for Philosophy and Economics 
Oostmaaslaan 950-952 
Rotterdam, The Netherlands 
 
The purpose of the symposium is to outline and challenge philosophically 
informed assessments of economics from both "local" and "global" 
perspectives, using both concrete illustrations and general metatheoretical 
arguments. Practicing economists and economic methodologists will be 
exchanging ideas in each session. 
 
 
Programme 
 
10.00 Registration 
10.30 Introduction by Joop Doorman 
 
10.45 Econometrics, Modelling and Testing 
          chair: Albert Jolink (Rotterdam and EIPE) 
 
          Mary Morgan (Amsterdam and LSE): Modelling and econometrics 
          Hugo Keuzenkamp (Tilburg): The utility of econometrics 
          Jan Magnus (Tilburg): An experiment in applied econometrics 
 
12.15 Lunch 
 
13.30 Game Theory and Institutions 
           chair: Sanjeev Goyal (Rotterdam) 
 
           Maarten Janssen (Rotterdam and EIPE): Bounded rationality, 
           learning and institutions 
           Jack Vromen (Rotterdam, Amsterdam and EIPE): Conventions 
           Eric van Damme (Tilburg): tba 
 
15.00 Break 
 
15.30 Postmodern Rhetorics vs Philosophy of Science? 
          chair: Bert Hamminga (Tilburg) 
 
          Arjo Klamer (Rotterdam and EIPE): Economics is conversation 
          Uskali Maki (Rotterdam and EIPE): Realist philosophy of 
          economics after rhetorics 
          Jules Theeuwes (Leiden): Economists as advocates 
 
17.00 Closing remarks by Joop Doorman 
 
 
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dr. Albert Jolink 
Erasmus University Rotterdam 
Erasmus Institute for Philosophy and Economics 
Oostmaaslaan 950-952 
Rotterdam 
The Netherlands 
tel.: +31-10-4088967 
fax:  +31-10-2120448 
 
 
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