Question

Answer the following question about Julie Nelson’s “The Masculine Mindset of Economic Analysis” (Chronicle of Higher Education 42 (42), June 28, 1996). Be sure to include a citation to the source article. 1. 3. What does “a priori theorizing and disembodied technique” mean? Why does Nelson argue that this is a problem for the discipline?

Answer 1

Priori theorizing and disembodied technique means In absence of data information in Economics and research and high reliance on game theory models. Moreover it is tendency to use repetitive secondary sources while analysing data.

Nelsons arguments that it violated discipline is so because it focuses on particular human behaviour and narroe sample size is selected which gives biased thinking.

Such biased thinking shapes perception of economic value as per Nelson. Whereas less biased views could give nuch broader analysis of economic value.