INTRODUCTION

“The Problem of Scientific Prediction and its Role in Economics."

PART I: THE PROBLEM OF PREDICTION AS A TEST FOR A SCIENCE

“The Philosophico-Methodological Standpoint: The Issue of Prediction as a Requisite for Science.”

“Characterization of Scientific Prediction and its Kinds in Economics.”

PART II: THE GENERAL ORIENTATION IN METHODOLOGY OF SCIENCE AND THE PROBLEM OF PREDICTION AS A SCIENTIFIC TEST  

“Falsificationism and the Methodological Levels on Prediction.”

“Prediction and Novel Facts in the Methodology of Scientific Research Programs.”

PART III: THE METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND ECONOMICS: INCIDENCE FOR PREDICTION AS A TEST

“From Erklären-Verstehen to Prediction-Understading: The Methodological Framework for Prediction in Economics within Social Sciences.”

“Methodological Approaches within Economics: The Perspectives on Prediction of Some Nobel Prize Winners.”

“The Problem of Prediction in Economics from the Perspective of Action Theory.”

PART IV: EPISTEMOLOGY AND METHODOLOGY OF ECONOMIC PREDICTION: RATIONALITY AND EMPIRICAL APPROACHES

“Rationality in Economics and Scientific Prediction: The Role of Economic Rationality in Prediction.”

“Rationality and Prediction in Experimental Economics: An Analysis of Reinhard Selten’s Approach.”

PART V: METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF ECONOMIC PREDICTION: FROM DESCRIPTION TO PRESCRIPTION

“Methods of Prediction in Economics.”

“Evaluation and Limits of Prediction in Economics.”

“The Relation between Prediction and Prescription in Economics.”

Bibliography.

Index of Names.

Subject Index.