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The methodology of empirical macroeconomics /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	The methodology of empirical macroeconomics // Kevin D. Hoover.
Author:	Hoover, Kevin D.,
Description:	1 online resource (xii, 186 pages) :digital, PDF file(s). :
Notes:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Subject:	Macroeconomics - Methodology. -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511613050
ISBN:	9780511613050 (ebook)

The methodology of empirical macroeconomics /
Hoover, Kevin D.,1955-

The methodology of empirical macroeconomics /Kevin D. Hoover. - 1 online resource (xii, 186 pages) :digital, PDF file(s).

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Some Methodological Problems in Macroeconomics --1.

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?

ISBN: 9780511613050 (ebook)Subjects--Topical Terms:

576918
Macroeconomics
--Methodology.

LC Class. No.: HB172.5 / .H659 2001

Dewey Class. No.: 339

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