Part One From Economics to Science Studies   1

Introduction: Cracks, Hidden Passageways, and False Bottoms: The Economics of Science and Social Studies Economics   3

1. Confessions of an Aging Enfant Terrible   37

Part Two Science as an Economic Phenomenon   51

2. On Playing the Economics Card in the Philosophy of Science: Why It Didnt Work for Michael Polanyi   53

3. Economics, Science, and Knowledge: Polanyi versus Hayek   72

4. Whats Kuhn Got to Do with It?   85

5. The Economic Consequences of Philip Kitcher   97

6. Re-engineering Scientific Credit in the Era of Globalized Information Economy   116

Part Three Rigorous Quantitative Measurement as a Social Phenomenon   145

7. Looking for Those Natural Numbers: Dimensionless Constants and the Idea of Natural Measurement   147

8. A Visible Hand in the Marketplace of Ideas: Precision Measurement as Arbitrage   169

Part Four Is Econometrics an Empirical Endeavor?   193

9. Brewing, Betting, and Rationality in London, 1822-1844: What Econometrics Can and Cannot Tell Us about Historical Actors   195

10. Why Econometricians Dont Replicate (Although They Do Reproduce)   213

11. From Mandlebrot to Chaos in Economic Theory   229

12. Mandelbrots Economics after a Quarter-Century   251

13. The Collected Economic Works of William Thomas Thornton: An Introduction and Justification   273

14. Smooth Operator: How Marshalls Demand and Supply-Curves Made Neoclassicism Safe for Public Consumption but Unfit for Science   335

15. Problems in the Paternity of Econometrics: Harry Ludwell Moore   357

16. Refusing the Gift   376

Notes   401

References   427

Index   459

"Mirowski's essays reflect an enormous breadth of knowledge and a willingness to address a wide spectrum of questions, ranging from the foundations of scientific inquiry to issues at the forefront of public policy."—American Scientist

“[T]he collection of essays shows a wide erudition and some are quite fascinating.” —Bertram Schefold, Journal of Economics

"Mirowski's essays reflect an enormous breadth of knowledge and a willingness to address a wide spectrum of questions, ranging from the foundations of scientific inquiry to issues at the forefront of public policy."—American Scientist

“[T]he collection of essays shows a wide erudition and some are quite fascinating.” —Bertram Schefold, Journal of Economics

“The Effortless Economy of Science is an outstanding contribution to the philosophy of science, history of economics, and science studies. Philip Mirowski shows why work in each of these fields can be better understood by looking through the lens of other fields.”—Bradley W. Bateman, Gertrude B. Austin Professor of Economics, Grinnell College

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