The Methodology of Empirical Macroeconomics

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  • The Methodology of Empirical Macroeconomics Book Detail

  • Author : Kevin D. Hoover
  • Release Date : 2001-10-11
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • Genre : Business & Economics
  • Pages : 204
  • ISBN 13 : 9780521003216
  • File Size : 33,33 MB
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The Methodology of Empirical Macroeconomics by Kevin D. Hoover PDF Summary

Book Description: 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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