b. 1947
Daniel M. Hausman is a philosopher of economics and philosophy of science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is best known for his work on the methodology and foundations of economics, the nature of causation in social science, and the intersection of economic theory with ethics and public policy. His scholarship has substantially shaped the sub-discipline of philosophy of economics.
Authored The Inexact and Separate Science of Economics (1992), a foundational text in philosophy of economics
Developed influential accounts of causal inference and explanation in economic methodology
Co-authored Economic Analysis, Moral Philosophy, and Public Policy with Michael McPherson, bridging normative and positive economics
Wrote Preference, Value, Choice, and Welfare (2011), a systematic analysis of the preference concept in economics
Contributed to debates on public goods, welfare economics, and the limits of rational choice theory