El investigador frente al espejo. Analizar los fenómenos Económicos a partir de la experiencia propia

Abstract

Economics is a social science in which it is possible to promote a methodological and disciplinary diversity that is complementary to its theoretical diversity. The methodological plurality goes beyond the interrelation of quantitative and qualitative techniques since it also allows us to reflect on the interaction between the personal and professional trajectory of the researcher in the approach and analysis of the object of study. The objective of this article is to analyze this cross-linking based on the results of the doctoral research developed by the author. The autoethnography resource was used to try to understand the role that reciprocity has in the relations between tenants and landlords living in a popular neighborhood of Bogotá, Colombia. Once the context of the research has been presented, the methodological approach employed to use the experience itself as a source of analysis is presented and it concludes with the conclusions that firstly point to recognizing other possible ways of doing economics not only in terms of interpretation of the economic phenomenon but in terms of assuming an ethical and moral commitment to the problems that arise particularly in housing.