the importance of qualitative research in economics

Qualitative Research as a Corrective. In general, qualitative methods are better placed to study groups who have not traditionally been featured in economics - women, people of colour, and workers in the informal economy (such as sex workers). Because quantitative data is costly and difficult to gather, what has been gathered is a reflection ...

This article argues that the considerable socio-economic and political challenges posed by the polycrisis can be better understood through the application of qualitative methods in economic research as quantitative methods fall short in this context. We argue that the integration of qualitative methods into economic research is crucial for two main reasons: first, from a philosophical point of ...

This chapter focuses on qualitative research, particularly in economics. It is. largely a reflection on my own work. Thomas Kuhn argues that science has to be. understood first as social practice and only afterwards as an intellectual endeavor. A scientific discipline is a social community, and people enter it through a process.

Qualitative research in economics has traditionally been unimportant compared to quantitative work. Yet there has been a small explosion in use of quantitative approaches in the past 10-15 years, including 'mixed-methods' projects which use qualitative and quantitative methods in combination. This paper surveys the growing use of ...

This book is about qualitative economics (QE) which is how science and knowledge matter in understanding the complexity, contradictions, development, and economics in all communities and societies. It is about the understanding of how we can connect organizations and people's living and the dynamic of economics.

Abstract. Qualitative research in economics has traditionally been unimportant compared to quantitative work. Yet there has been a small explosion in use of quantitative approaches in the past 10-15 years, including 'mixed-methods' projects which use qualitative and quantitative methods in combination.

Fast has been working in the field of business economics for more than 30 years, with a focus in research and teaching in organizational sociology, leadership philosophy, philosophy of science, methodology and qualitative methods. He is Research group leader of ORCA (Organizational Renewal Creativity Applied), Former member of the Study Board ...

Summary. Qualitative methods are being used increasingly by health economists, but most health economists are not trained in these methods and may need to develop expertise in this area. This article discusses important issues of ontology, epistemology, and research design, before addressing the key issues of sampling, data collection, and data ...

Elizabeth Hill and Gabrielle Meagher Political Economy Program, Department of Economics, University of Sydney NSW 2006 Australia. Email: [email protected]. [email protected] ...

Qualitative Methods in Economics is focused not only on the research methods/techniques but also the methodology. The main objective of this book is to discuss qualitative methods and their use in economics and social science research. Chapters identify several of the research approaches commonly used in social studies, from the importance of ...

The article analyzes the status quo of qualitative methods in economics. While a majority of economists consider knowledge of empirical research methods to be of considerable importance, it must ...

Downloadable (with restrictions)! Qualitative research in economics has traditionally been unimportant compared to quantitative work. Yet there has been a small explosion in use of quantitative approaches in the past 10-15 years, including 'mixed-methods' projects which use qualitative and quantitative methods in combination. This paper surveys the growing use of qualitative methods in ...

We argue that while both quantitative and qualitative approaches can reveal interesting relationships between culture and economic actions/outcomes, especially in experimental research designs, qualitative methods help economists better understand people's economic choices and the economic outcomes that emerge from those choices.

Abstract: The article analyzes the status quo of qualitative methods in economics. While a majority of economists consider knowledge of empirical research methods to be of considerable importance, it must be noted that qualitative research methods are scarcely implemented in economic publications.

Two classes of economic models have been the subject for most of the work done in qualitative economics: comparative statics models of the form Ax = b, and linear dynamic models of the form \( \overset{.}{x}= Ax \), where A is an n × n matrix, and x and b are n × 1 vectors. In the comparative statics models, the problem is to sign (+, −, 0) the elements of the vector x, given information ...

economic research is not entirely appropriate for the topic in the field, namely due to the importance of the human factor. There are also authors who state that the qualitative research in economics was traditionally relatively insignificant in comparison with the quantitative one.

Qualitative Methods in Economics is focused not only on the research methods/techniques but also the methodology. The main objective of this book is to discuss qualitative methods and their use in economics and social science research. Chapters identify several of the research approaches commonly used in social studies, from the importance of ...

Bowling A. 2009. Research Methods in Health: Investigating Health and Health Services, 3e. Open University Press: Maidenhead. Coast J. 1999. The appropriate uses of qualitative methods in health economics. Health Economics 8: 345-353. Coast J, McDonald R, Baker R. 2004. Issues arising from the use of qualitative methods in health economics ...

Abstract. This paper aims to provide an overview of the use and assessment of qualitative research methods in the health sciences. Qualitative research can be defined as the study of the nature of phenomena and is especially appropriate for answering questions of why something is (not) observed, assessing complex multi-component interventions ...

Research fills a vital and important role in society: it is the means by which discoveries are made, ideas are confirmed or refuted, events controlled or predicted and theory developed or refined. ... (1992) Posturing in qualitative research, in The Handbook of Qualitative Research in Education, (eds M.D. LeCompte, W.L. Millroy and J. Preissle ...

Qualitative research is increasingly advocated in the field of health economics. 16,17 The term qualitative research refers to a broad range of philosophies, approaches, and methods used to acquire an in-depth understanding or explanation of people's perceptions. 18 -21 A key strength of qualitative research methods, in particular, is being ...

The qualitative paradigm is not widely discussed in agricultural economics, although research strategies are applied. The purpose of this contribution is (1) to elaborate on the paradigm of ...

BackgroundParticularly at the beginning of the pandemic, adults aged 65 and older were portrayed as a homogeneously vulnerable population due to the elevated health risks associated with contracting the COVID-19 disease. This portrayal, combined with travel restrictions, closures of economic sectors, country-wide lockdowns, and suggestions by governmental authorities to limit social contact ...