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Three kinds of ‘as-if’ claims

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  • Aki Lehtinen

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As-if locutions are used (a) in order to indicate that an inaccurate or unrealistic assumption is being made because some inaccuracy or unrealisticness is negligible. This kind of claim has two sub-cases. (a 1 ) The as-if locution is used to indicate that the as-if claim in itself is inaccurate and that its inaccuracy does not matter for the purposes of the investigation. (a 2 ) It is used to indicate that claims are made without regard to the causal factors that are assumed to exist but are deemed to be unimportant. As-if locutions may also (b) formulate an accurate behavioural assumption by ascribing intentions or cognitions to an entity in an unrealistic manner or (c) indicate that the modeller is not committed to any particular mental assumptions. The various kinds of claims may be recognised by identifying their underlying ‘attributions’. (a 2 ), (b) and (c) may be used in formulating an accurate claim.

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  • Aki Lehtinen, 2013. "Three kinds of ‘as-if’ claims," Journal of Economic Methodology, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 20(2), pages 184-205, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:jecmet:v:20:y:2013:i:2:p:184-205
    DOI: 10.1080/1350178X.2013.801560
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    1. Simone Landini & Mauro Gallegati & J. Barkley Rosser, 2020. "Consistency and incompleteness in general equilibrium theory," Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Springer, vol. 30(1), pages 205-230, January.

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