Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Heterodox Economics

Handbooks of Research Methods and Applications series

Edited by the late Frederic S. Lee, formerly University of Missouri–Kansas City, US and Bruce Cronin, Professor of Economic Sociology, Director of Research, Faculty of Business and Director, Centre for Business Network Analysis, University of Greenwich, UK

Despite the important critiques of the mainstream offered by heterodox economics, the dominant method remains econometrics. This major new Handbook provides an invaluable introduction to a range of alternative research methods better suited for analysing the social data prominent in heterodox research projects, including survey, historical, ethnographic, experimental, and mixed approaches, together with factor, cluster, complex, and social network analytics. Introductions to each method are complemented by descriptions of applications in practice.

‘A very welcome compendium on the wide range of research methods available for economists and social scientists more generally. Highly recommended, particularly for those wishing to explore alternative methods to be applied in all fields of economic analysis and beyond. There are insightful and helpful applications of the methods to a wide range of topics to illustrate how they can be used.’
– Malcolm Sawyer, University of Leeds, UK

‘This is a good handbook and is not just methodology per sé, it is useful for applying it to our work in a consistent way.’
– History of Economic Thought and Policy