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A contribution to scientific studies of norms in economics inspired by JN Keynes and Popper

Sina Badieia Philosophy and Human Science, Collège International de Philosophie, Paris, France;b Centre Walras-Pareto, Université de Lausanne, Lausanne, SwitzerlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 290-309 | Received 13 May 2022, Accepted 02 Oct 2023, Published online: 09 Oct 2023

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