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LÕanalytique et le synthŽtique en Žconomie

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Philippe MONGIN (CNRS et HEC)

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L'article applique ˆ la micro-Žconomie une distinction classique en philosophie du langage, celle des propositions analytiques et synthŽtiques. Un article ultŽrieur la rapprochera de la distinction ŽpistŽmologique des connaissances a priori et a posteriori. On commence par reprendre les dŽfinitions principales de l'analytique et du synthŽtique, et l'on rejette les objections cŽlbres que Quine a dirigŽes contre elles. On montre ensuite comment ces dŽfinitions oprent sur la thŽorie des biens Giffen et des biens substituts. La distinction de l'analytique et du synthŽtique permet de clarifier des options que les micro-Žconomistes laissent implicites, au risque de tomber dans des piges sŽmantiques; en l'occurrence, elle vient renforcer la critique dŽjˆ faite de la dŽfinition hicksienne des substituts. A titre annexe, on montre que la mŽthodologie Žconomique identifie incorrectement les propositions analytiques aux tautologies, et les propositions synthŽtiques ˆ celles qui sont testables.

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Paper provided by Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES) in its series Discussion Papers (REL - Recherches Economiques de Louvain) with number 2006041.

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Date of creation: 01 Dec 2006
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Keywords: Analytique; synthŽtique; Quine; biens Giffen; substituts; Hicks; thŽorie du consommateur;

Find related papers by JEL classification:
B41 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Economic Methodology - - - Economic Methodology
B21 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought since 1925 - - - Microeconomics
B22 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought since 1925 - - - Macroeconomics
D11 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Theory

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