MicroCafé - Seminars on the History and Philosophy of Microeconomics

MicroCafé - Seminars on the History and Philosophy of Microeconomics

Wednesday, June 1, 2011, 5.00-6.30 PM



Randomization in medicine and economics
David Teira (UNED, Madrid)


VENUE

Bocconi, Via Röntgen 1, 5th floor, room 5-E4-SR04



ABSTRACT

The paper attempts to bridge the gap between philosophy of economics and philosophy of medicine and discusses the methodological virtues of randomized experiments in both fields.

A handout of the talk and the paper are attached


SPEAKER

David Teira Serrano is associate professor at the Department of Logic, History and Philosophy of Science, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Madrid. He has worked on the epistemological implications of the statistical techniques applied in early demand theory and their impact on Milton Friedman's methodological stance, and is now working on the role of impartiality in the design and interpretation of clinical trials. More on David and his research at www.uned.es/personal/dteira/



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