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La macroeconomía: un punto de vista metodológico

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  • Mario Garcia Molina

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Este documento realiza una comparación entre la microeconomía y la macroeconomía, con el fin de identificar las diferencias entre estas dos áreas. Se plantea que, aunque existen diferencias de objeto y método entre las dos, estas no son fundamentales. Se sugiere que la diferencia fundamental es de propósito: en la medida en que parte de la escuela neoclásica, la microeconomía busca dar una respuesta formal al problema filosófico de Adam Smith; la macroeconomía, en cambio, tiene un propósito más empírico: explicar la realidad y sus problemas y proponer alternativas de solución. *** This paper compares micro and microeconomics in order to identify the differences between these two fields. Although there are differences in scope and method, they are not the key ones. The main difference is of purpose: as it is part of the neoclassical school, microeconomics intends to give a formal answer to Adam Smith’s philosophical question; in contrast, macroeconomics has a more empirical purpose: to explain reality and its problems, and to propose solutions to them.

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  • Mario Garcia Molina, 2020. "La macroeconomía: un punto de vista metodológico," Documentos de Trabajo, Escuela de Economía 18595, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, FCE, CID.
  • Handle: RePEc:col:000178:018595
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    macroeconomía; microeconomía; metodología; enseñanza de la economía;
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