Econometrics and the Philosophy of Economics: Theory-Data Confrontations in Economics

by Bernt P. Stigum

Book Overview

As most econometricians will readily agree, the data used in applied econometrics seldom provide accurate measurements for the pertinent theory's variables. Here, Bernt Stigum offers the first systematic and theoretically sound way of accounting for such inaccuracies. He and a distinguished group of contributors bridge econometrics and the philosophy of economics--two topics that seem worlds apart. They ask: How is a science of economics possible?...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691168245
• ISBN13: 9780691168241
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 792 Pages
• Weight: 2.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"