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Roger Backhouse (economist)

Roger Backhouse (economist) is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Roger Backhouse (economist) rather than just read about it. In short: Roger Edward Backhouse, (born 19 January 1951) is a British economist, economic historian and academic. Since 1996, he has been professor of the history and philosophy of economics at the University of Birmingham.

Key takeaways

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Reproduce the core statement of Roger Backhouse (economist) from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Roger Edward Backhouse, (born 19 January 1951) is a British economist, economic historian and academic. Since 1996, he has been professor of the history and philosophy of economics at the University of Birmingham. Backhouse is an associate editor of the New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics (2008) and is also book review editor of the Economic Journal, an editor of the Journal of Economic Methodology and an associate editor of the Journal of the History of Economic Thought. Backhouse is a noted scholar in the history of economics and economic methodology and has published in the economics of Keynes, disequilibrium macroeconomics, and the history of recent (post-1945) social science. In 2014 he was elected a Fellow of the British Academy, the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and social sciences. His approach to the History of Economic Thought has been reviewed by E. Roy Weintraub. Qualifications: B.Sc. in Economics and Economic History (University of Bristol); Ph.D. in Economics (University of Birmingham).

Selected publications (1985) A History of Modern Economic Analysis, Oxford: Blackwell (1994) Economists and the Economy, 2nd ed., New Brunswick: Transaction (1997) Truth and Progress in Economic Knowledge, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar (1991) Applied UK Macroeconomics Blackwell Publishers (2001) Macroeconomics and the Real World, Volume 1: Econometric Techniques and Macroeconomics and Volume 2: Keynesian Economics, Unemployment, and Policy, edited by Roger E. Backhouse and Andrea Salanti. Oxford University Press. (2002) The Penguin History of Economics. Description & arrow-scrollable preview. ISBN 9780141937434, 0141937432 (2010) The History of the Social Sciences since 1945. Cambridge University Press, edited by Roger E. Backhouse and Philippe Fontaine. (2010) The History of the Social Sciences since 1945, edited by Roger E. Backhouse and Philippe Fontaine. Cambridge University Press. (2017) Founder of Modern Economics: Paul A. Samuelson: Volume 1: Becoming Samuelson, 1915–1948. Description & arrow-scrollable preview. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-066411-4

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Roger Backhouse (economist)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Roger Backhouse (economist) claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Roger Backhouse (economist) before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Roger Backhouse (economist) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Roger Backhouse (economist)

In research: Roger Backhouse (economist) appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Roger Backhouse (economist) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Roger Backhouse (economist) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1951 births, 21st-century British economists, Alumni of the University of Birmingham, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Roger Backhouse (economist) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Roger Backhouse (economist) in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

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Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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