Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I Plurality in causality
- Part II Case studies: Bayes nets and invariance theories
- Part III Causal theories in economics
- 11 Preamble
- 12 Probabilities and experiments
- 13 How to get causes from probabilities: Cartwright on Simon on causation
- 14 The merger of cause and strategy: Hoover on Simon on causation
- 15 The vanity of rigour in economics: theoretical models and Galilean experiments
- 16 Counterfactuals in economics: a commentary
- Bibliography
- Index
13 - How to get causes from probabilities: Cartwright on Simon on causation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 December 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I Plurality in causality
- Part II Case studies: Bayes nets and invariance theories
- Part III Causal theories in economics
- 11 Preamble
- 12 Probabilities and experiments
- 13 How to get causes from probabilities: Cartwright on Simon on causation
- 14 The merger of cause and strategy: Hoover on Simon on causation
- 15 The vanity of rigour in economics: theoretical models and Galilean experiments
- 16 Counterfactuals in economics: a commentary
- Bibliography
- Index
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- Hunting Causes and Using ThemApproaches in Philosophy and Economics, pp. 190 - 202Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2007