theory. Finally, a focus on efficiency leads economists to ask questions that other social sciences ignore. These ingredients …

theory. Finally, a focus on efficiency leads economists to ask questions that other social sciences ignore. These ingredients …

on his approach to measurement and theory. The paper closes with the transcription of a brief autobiographical talk by …

This essay examines the idea and potential of a computational approach to theory,' discusses methodological issues … and the exposition of computational results. We argue that the study of a theory need not be confined to proving theorems …

This essay reviews the development of neoclassical growth theory, a unified theory of aggregate economic phenomena that … was first used to study business cycles and aggregate labor supply. Subsequently, the theory has been used to understand …—evidence that the theory has a life of its own, directing researchers to essentially the same conclusions when they apply its …

abandonment of economic theory in applied work in the “experimentalist paradigm.” We document the changes implied by the changing …-55, 1974-75 and 2007-08. We also show that, despite the partial abandonment of theory by applied microeconomists, the labor …

Does an observation constitute stronger evidence for a theory if it was made after rather than before the theory was … formulated, when it may have influenced the theory's construction? Philosophers have discussed this question (of quot … and then constructs a theory) versus structural models with formal econometric tests (where a model is constructed before …

randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to accumulate credible knowledge of what works, without over-reliance on questionable theory …