Facts, Values and Objectivity in Economics

In the light of questions about the state and responsibility in the wake of the financial crisis, the debate on value-neutrality and objectivity has again come to the fore. This volume brings together economists, sociologists and philosophers, to explore the key issues involved in this debate.

José Castro Caldas is a researcher at the Centre for Social Studies, Coimbra University, Portugal (CES). He was previously assistant professor at the Economics Department of ISCTE, Lisbon and researcher at DINÂMIA.

Vítor Neves is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Economics, Coimbra University, Portugal, and Senior Researcher at the Centre for Social Studies (CES). He is also member of the Stirling Centre for Economic Methodology (UK).