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THE POSITIVE ECONOMICS OF METHODOLOGY.
KAHN, J.A.; LANDSBURG, S.E.; STOCKMAN, A.C. - University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research … - 1989
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005220926
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THE STOLPER-SAMUELSON THEOREM: LINKS TO DOMINANT DIAGONALS.
JONES, R.W.; MARJIT, S.; MITRA, T. - University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research … - 1990
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005808116
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THE STOLPER-SAMUELSON THEOREM, THE LEAMER TRIANGLE, AND THE PRODUCED MOBILE FACTOR STRUCTURE.
JONES, R.W.; MARJIT, S. - University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research … - 1990
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005698145
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Turnpikes.
McKenzie, L.W. - University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research … - 1998
accumulation to the theory of competitive equilibrium over time. Finally I will make some remarks on the relations of this … literature to some recent developments in the theory of economic growth which are often referred to comprehensively as the New … Growth Theory. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005698152
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Consistency and its Converse: an Introduction.
Thomson, W. - University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research … - 1998
This essay is an introduction to the recent literature on the "consistency principle" and its "converse". An allocation rule is consistent if for any problem in its domain of definition and any alternative that it selects for it, then for the associated "reduced problem" obtained by imagining...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005698174
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Fashion Cycles in Economics
Coelho, Philip R. P.; Klein, Daniel B.; McClure, James E. - In: Econ Journal Watch 1 (2004) 3, pp. 437-454
We criticize an American Economic Review article that presents itself as a theory of design innovation and fashion …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008484366
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"Theory" and "Models": Terminology Through the Looking Glass
Goldfarb, Robert S.; Ratner, Jon - In: Econ Journal Watch 5 (2008) 1, pp. 91-108
Klein and Romero’s (2007, Econ Journal Watch) use of the terms “theory†and “model†seems at considerable variance from other common uses, suggesting that divergent usage by economist-authors may confront readers with substantial ambiguity. Clarity and understanding...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008484395
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Model Building versus Theorizing: The Paucity of Theory in the _Journal of Economic Theory_
Klein, Daniel B.; Romero, Pedro P. - In: Econ Journal Watch 4 (2007) 2, pp. 241-271
Drawing on the work of people with strong mainstream reputations, we distinguish model and theory. We argue that a … model may qualify as theory only if it purports to answer three questions: Theory of what?, Why should we care?, What merit … spreadsheet to see if an article was scored unfairly. We find that 27 articles fail the first test (Theory of what?) and 58 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008484407