The Methodology of Empirical Macroeconomics - Rilegato

Hoover, Kevin D.

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ISBN 10: 0521802725 ISBN 13: 9780521802727

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2001

Riassunto

The Methodology of Empirical Macroeconomics stakes out a pragmatic middle-ground between traditional, prescriptive economic methodology and recent descriptive (sociological or rhetorical) methodology. The former is sometimes seen as arrogantly telling economists how to do their work and the latter as irrelevant to their practice. The lectures are built around a case study of a concrete example of macroeconomic analysis. They demonstrate that economic methodology and the philosophy of science offer insights that help to resolve the genuine concerns of macroeconomists. Some examples of questions addressed include: What is the relationship between theoretical models and empirical observations? What is the relevance of macroeconomics to policy? Should macroeconomics be viewed as a special case of microeconomics? What is the place of long-standing philosophical issues in macroeconomics, such as the scope and nature of economic laws, the role of idealizations, methodological individualism, and the problem of causality?

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Recensione:

'Straddling the two worlds of economics methodology and practicing macroeconomics, Hoover's book requires and merits a serious reading.' Journal of Economics

Descrizione del libro:

Economic methodology typically focuses on microeconomic theory. The Methodology of Empirical Macroeconomics focuses instead on the genuine problems that arise for macroeconomists trying to relate theory to data.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0521802725
• ISBN 13: 9780521802727
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 200