Ricardo Fernando Crespo

Ph.D. in Philosophy, UNCuyo. Economics, Amsterdam Univ.

Ricardo F. Crespo is Professor of Philosophy of Economics at IAE, Universidad Austral, and at Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, and “Principal” Researcher at the Argentine Council of Scientific Research. He is a graduate in economics and philosophy and earned a Ph. D. in Philosophy (Universidad Nacional de Cuyo) and another in Economics (University of Amsterdam). He has extensively published articles and chapter books on his research topics. His recent publications include articles in Synthese, the Journal of Institutional Economics, Foundations of Science, Cambridge Journal of Economics, and the Journal of Applied Economics. His last book is The Nature and Method of Economic Sciences. Evidence, Causality, and Ends (Routledge, London, 2020). His current research interests include explanation in the social sciences, economic rationality, and ethics in economics.