Young Economists on the Methodology of Economics

Abstract

The Czech Economic Association has once again awarded young economists for contributions made to economic research. Each awarded presented a lecture that dealt with economic methodology. This article summarizes the lectures, each of which addressed a specific methodological topic: evolution, definition and the role of the mainstream in economics, Methodenstrait, and real business cycle methodology, among others. The seminar ended with a fruitful discussion, also summarized here.methodology