Economics and underdetermination: a case study of urban land and housing economics

Underdetermination, associated with the Duhem–Quine thesis,is a familiar if under-researched theme in economics. In thelight of this, we examine the development of urban land andhousing economics. Through its Cartesian dualistic delineationof theory and data, the contemporary mainstream approach appearsunable to circumvent the problem of underdetermination. In effect,it employs the strong version of Duhem–Quine in its retentionof the assumption of a single, unitary competitive market (andassociated access–space trade-off). Conversely, we highlightthe affinity of Ely's (and the later Columbia School's) approachto pragmatists Dewey and Peirce, which provides a more fruitfulbasis for explanation.     

李树青生平与伊黎、魏尔万合著之《土地经济学》的中译

研究目的：探讨李树青的生平和他翻译伊黎与魏尔万合著之《土地经济学》一书的经过。研究方法：文献分析法。研究结果：李树青将伊黎与魏尔万合著的《土地经济学》翻译成中文,是中国土地经济学界的一大盛事。研究结论：李树青在中国土地经济学史上具有重要的地位。