MODEL TRANSFER ERC Project

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21 Aug 2024

Welcome to the Bluesky account of the ERC-funded project “MODEL TRANSFER and its Challenges in Science: The Case of Economics.” The project, led by Catherine Herfeld, is hosted by the Institute of Philosophy at the Leibniz University Hannover. Our webpage: model-transfer.uni-hannover.de/en/

Check out the program for our Winter 2026/27 Semester Work-in-Progress seminar! We’ve already hosted one external speaker: Naomi Kim Netzell (Umeå Universitet). (Pictured: Murat, Luis Lopez, who also joined the session, Catherine, and Naomi). #ERCStG #FrontierResearch

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What role should economic models play in legal proceedings? Our postdoc Edoardo Peruzzi explores this question in his new paper, “The Evidential Role of Economic Models in Legal Proceedings,” focusing on the use of economic models in antitrust cases.

The chapter “Model Transfer as a Case of Interdisciplinary Research in Science” by @cherfeld.bsky.social and Edoardo Peruzzi, published in the Ethics of the Sciences collection, is now available online! It sketches a taxonomy of modification procedures that enable cross-domain model transfer.

The chapter: rdcu.be/Tf8FS1Hk8wFa The collection, edited by Jan Hinrichsen, Kilian Bizer, Christoph Hönnige, Catrin Misselhorn, Thomas Reydon (@thomasreydon.bsky.social), and Silke Schicktanz: doi.org/10.1007/978-... #FrontierResearch #ERCStG #ModelTransfer

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A special issue of EJHET on Varieties of doing History of Economic Thought features an article by our team members Catherine Herfeld @cherfeld.bsky.social and Edoardo Peruzzi, accompanied by a commentary by Dorian Jullien. See the link below: #FrontierResearch #ERCStG #ModelTransfer @erc.europa.eu

doi.orgModel transfer and disciplinary interconnections in history of economics: Making the case for an integrated approachIn this paper, we make the case for an integrated approach that combines philosophical analysis with historical research to write the recent history of economics as a history of interconnections be...

The paper makes the case for an integrated approach that combines philosophical analysis with historical research and demonstrates the epistemic value of the approach by applying it to two episodes of model transfer in the history of game theory. doi.org/10.1080/0967...

See also the comment by Dorian Jullien: doi.org/10.1080/0967...

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tandfonline.comOne sentence at a time: a quantitative history of rationality in economic thoughtThis article demonstrates how unsupervised quantitative methods can enrich the history of economic thought. Using the largest English-language corpus ever assembled for the field—nearly 260,000 eco...

A fresh contribution to the development of digital methods in the history of economic thought!

Aurélien Goutsmedt@aurelien-goutsmedt.com

Our paper "One Sentence at a Time: A Quantitative History of Rationality in Economic Thought" with @thomasdelcey.bsky.social and Alexandre Truc is out in EJHET, as part of a special issue on methods for the history of economic thought 🧵 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

21 Sept

Murat Bakeev's article, "Model Transfer, the Challenge of Tractability Standards, and Methodological Embedding," has been published in Philosophy of Science as FirstView! You can read it open access via the link below. #FrontierResearch #ERCStG #ModelTransfer @erc.europa.eu

doi.orgModel Transfer, the Challenge of Tractability Standards, and Methodological Embedding | Philosophy of Science | Cambridge CoreModel Transfer, the Challenge of Tractability Standards, and Methodological Embedding

21 Sept

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direct.mit.eduMethods in the Philosophy of Science: A User's GuideA guidebook to methods and methodology, encouraging deeper engagement across the philosophy of science and beyond.The last twenty years have seen multiple

10 Sept

Check out the chapter by @cherfeld.bsky.social and Malte Doehne on Empirical Network Analysis as a Method in Philosophy of Science, now turned open-access!

Adrian Currie@adrian-currie.bsky.social

Methods in the Philosophy of Science: A User's Guide, edited by the inestimable @phieveigl.bsky.social (and me!), has 27 chapters from super-cool philosophers of science explaining how they do their thing, and is now open access! Our baby is free! #philsci direct.mit.edu/books/oa-edi...

2 Sept

Edoardo’s pictures from his last conference trip in Helsinki. He presented at ENPOSS 2026 joint work with @cherfeld.bsky.social and Malte Doehne on Sleeping Beauties and Model Transfer. He also joined the event for celebrating the TINT Centre for Philosophy of Social Science.

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Colin Camerer

@cfcamerer.bsky.social

8 Apr

A new book of interviews about rational choice is out, edited by the brillilant philosopher of science Catherine Herfeld (her site is here catherineherfeld.weebly.com). Was thrilled to be included short synopsis res.org.uk/wp-content/u...

27 July

A new contribution by our postdoc Edoardo Peruzzi has just appeared in the Elgar Encyclopedia of Competition Law: a short entry on "Competition"! In the entry, he discusses the role of competition in contemporary policy and how its meaning has evolved in the history of economics.

doi.orgElgar Encyclopedia of Competition Law"Elgar Encyclopedia of Competition Law" published on 28 May 2027 by Edward Elgar Publishing.

27 July

doi.org/10.4337/9781... Ungated preprint: dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn... #competitionlaw #antitrust #competition #mergers #historyofeconomics #FrontierResearch #ERCStG

philsci-archive.pitt.eduModel Transfer, the Challenge of Tractability Standards and Methodological Embedding - PhilSci-ArchiveBakeev, Murat (2026) Model Transfer, the Challenge of Tractability Standards and Methodological Embedding. [Preprint]

Murat Bakeev's paper "Model Transfer, the Challenge of Tractability Standards and Methodological Embedding" has been accepted for publication in Philosophy of Science. philsci-archive.pitt.edu/30452/

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One response to this problem by proponents of agent-based modeling has been the construction of "hybrid" models that combine elements of agent-based models with macroeconomic general equilibrium models.

He uses this response to illustrate what he calls methodological embedding, a model-reformulation strategy for overcoming the challenges posed by differing tractability standards. #ERCStG #FrontierResearch

Murat Bakeev's paper "Model Transfer, the Challenge of Tractability Standards and Methodological Embedding" has been accepted for publication in Philosophy of Science. philsci-archive.pitt.edu/30452/

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The existence of varying tractability standards across scientific domains has important implications for #ModelTransfer: a model considered tractable in one context may no longer be regarded as tractable when transferred to another.

Specifically, he explains the difficulties surrounding the adoption of agent-based models in macroeconomics as a problem of establishing and negotiating tractability.

Murat Bakeev's paper "Model Transfer, the Challenge of Tractability Standards and Methodological Embedding" has been accepted for publication in Philosophy of Science. philsci-archive.pitt.edu/30452/

In the paper, he challenges the default view of tractability in the philosophy of science, drawing on Béatrice Cherrier's @undercoverhist.bsky.social ideas regarding tractability standards.

6 July

Our PI, Catherine Herfeld @cherfeld.bsky.social, presented today at the colloquium of our LUH friends from CELLS @mapsproject.bsky.social, on "Awakening Sleeping Beauties in Economics: The Role of Model Transfer." Thank you for the great questions! #ModelTransfer #FrontierResearch #ERCStG

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Catherine Herfeld

@cherfeld.bsky.social

2 July

A new blog post about my book Conversations on Rational Choice: cambridgeblog.org/2026/07/conv...

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Catherine Herfeld

@cherfeld.bsky.social

1 July

Returning from a visit to Düsseldorf. We had an engaged discussion with PPE students about my book Conversations on Rational Choice and abt our paper on Model Transfer as Model Construction in the Colloquium. Excited about the future of PPE in Germany @modeltransfer.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu

25 June

Our postdoc Bele Wollesen @belewollesen.bsky.social gave an invited commentary at this year’s Wittgenstein Lectures at the University of Bayreuth, which were delivered by Kevin Zollman @kevinzollman.com under the title "Connected Intelligence: How Our Social Ties Generate Knowledge."

@belewollesen.bsky.social

25 June

Bele served as commentator for the lecture "The Transmission of Information and Misinformation," which examined how models originally developed to study the spread of COVID can be adapted to analyze the dissemination of information and misinformation. #FrontierResearch #ERCStG #ModelTransfer

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Bele Wollesen

23 June

"The Condorcet Jury Theorem under Ambiguity" is the first paper I worked on in grad school. Now it is finally out in Ergo, check it out: journals.publishing.umich.edu/ergo/article... Special thank you to @lastpositivist.bsky.social and @becklukas.bsky.social for their comments and encouragement.

19 June

Our team member Murat Bakeev speaking at the early-career researchers’ workshop at the inaugural #ForumWissenschaftsreflexion conference: “Why the History of Science Matters to Society: The Case of Economics.” #FrontierResearch #ERCStG

eugenechua.comEugene Y. S. Chua - FTG2026: Finding Balance2026 Foundations of Thermodynamics Workshop: Finding Balance Nanyang Technological University Singapore 27-28 July 2026 Venue: NTU School of Humanities, Seminar Room 9 Organizers: Eugene Y. S. Chua (N...

18 June

Our poster at the Inaugural Conference of the #ForumWissenschaftsreflexion! In this new research building at Leibniz University Hannover, researchers from the humanities and social sciences will conduct joint research on science and higher education. #ModelTransfer #FrontierResearch #ERCStG

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Eugene Y. S. Chua

@eugenechua.bsky.social

15 June

Together w/ @miguelohn.bsky.social, I present the 2nd Foundations of Thermodynamics Workshop! We'll trace equilibrium reasoning from Archimedes, (post-)Newton, classical thermo, early QM, GR, to quantum thermo, bio, & econs. Abstracts: www.eugenechua.com/ftg2026-find... #philsky #philphys #philsci

12 June

Here are some photos of @belewollesen.bsky.social presenting at the Market Design Workshop at Radboud University! The title of her presentation was “Manipulability in Collective Decision Mechanisms: What Is Wrong with It and Why Does It Matter?” #FrontierResearch #ERCStG #ModelTransfer

philsci-archive.pitt.edu Progress in Model-Based Sciences:Reframing the Relationship Between Horizontal and Vertical Progress in Economics - PhilSci-Archive

Edoardo Peruzzi's paper “Progress in Model-Based Sciences: Reframing the Relationship Between Horizontal and Vertical Progress in Economics,” has been accepted for publication in the Philosophy of Science: PSA 2026 Contributed Paper Proceedings. philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/29...

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He proposes a framework based on theoretical templates as intermediate representational structures that generate families of models. On this view, vertical progress consists in systematic development within model families, while horizontal progress consists in the introduction of new templates.

Edoardo will present this research at the 30th biennial meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association (PSA) in San Diego in November 2026. psa26.oa-event.com #ModelTransfer #ERCStG #FrontierResearch

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philsci-archive.pitt.edu Progress in Model-Based Sciences:Reframing the Relationship Between Horizontal and Vertical Progress in Economics - PhilSci-Archive

In the paper, he asks: How does scientific progress work in model-based sciences such as economics? He argues that the common distinction between horizontal and vertical progress in terms of model addition versus model replacement is misleading and does not clarify how the two are related.

phileco4.lakecomoschool.orgHome - 4th Lake Como INEM Summer School in Philosophy of EconomicsCall for Applications is now open The 4th Lake Como INEM Summer School in Philosophy of Economics will take place atVilla del Grumello, Como, ItalyJune 7–12, 2026 About the course Organizing committ...

8 June

Our PI @cherfeld.bsky.social joins this wonderful event as a lecturer! On June 10, she will give a talk entitled "Awakening Sleeping Beauties in Economics: The Role of Model Transfer." #ModelTransfer #ERCStG #FrontierResearch

DiECO, Insubria University@dieco.uninsubria.it

The 4th Lake Como Summer School in Philosophy of Economics starts today 📍 Villa del Grumello 📅 8–12 June 2026 🔗 phileco4.lakecomoschool.org

5 June

Our team member Bele Wollesen @belewollesen.bsky.social joins this exciting workshop next week!

Ivan Boldyrev@ivanboldyrev.bsky.social

Thrilled to announce that next week, the Department of Economics and Business Economics at Radboud will host an interdisciplinary workshop on the promises and limitations of market design! We will jointly brainstorm on how market design projects work and why they might fail to work.

4 June

We are moving into the beautiful new research building #ForumWissenschaftsreflexion at the end of June, and we are delighted to celebrate this milestone at its inaugural conference! As part of the conference, our team member Murat Bakeev will participate in a workshop for young researchers. -->

Institute of Philosophy LUH@iphilluh.bsky.social

Reminder: In June, #ForumWissenschaftsreflexion will open its doors. We are excited to move into our new research building dedicated to the #ScienceOfScience, and want to celebrate with you! For this purpose, we are hosting our Inaugural Conference from June 17-19. #PhilSci #HPS #SocSky #STS

tandfonline.comConversations on rational choicePublished in The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought (Ahead of Print, 2026)

4 June

On June 19, he will give a talk entitled “Why the History of Science Matters to Society: The Case of Economics,” exploring how Hasok Chang’s account of history as a complementary science can contribute to our reflection on the relationship between science and society. #FrontierResearch #ERCStG

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Catherine Herfeld

@cherfeld.bsky.social

1 June

🙏 The first book review on Conversations in Rational Choice in EJHET is out, written by Camilla Colombo, a moral philosopher and decision theorist at RWTH Aachen. Here it is: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.....

Cléo Chassonnery-Zaïgouche

29 May

And so, the #eshethes2026 has come to a close. A huge thank you to the organizing team in Nice including @nbrisset.bsky.social @mdpl06.bsky.social @ncamilotto.bsky.social @alxndrtrc.bsky.social for making it all possible (Pictured: Conversations on Rational Choice on display during the conference)

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@cleocz.bsky.social

28 May

Amazing conversations on *Conversations on Rational Choice* by Catherine Herfeld at #eshethes2026

28 May

Today, the #eshethes2026 conference featured two highlights for our project: 🔹A symposium on Catherine Herfeld's @cherfeld.bsky.social new book, Conversations on Rational Choice (with Kevin Hoover, Dorian Jullien, Mario Rizzo, and Malte Dold) #ModelTransfer #ERCStG