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The Austrian theory of the "marginal use" is restated and extended. It is found that the Austrian concept of marginal …
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on his approach to measurement and theory. The paper closes with the transcription of a brief autobiographical talk by …
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theory. Finally, a focus on efficiency leads economists to ask questions that other social sciences ignore. These ingredients …
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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 …
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theory. Finally, a focus on efficiency leads economists to ask questions that other social sciences ignore. These ingredients …
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This paper examines the effects of a proportional capital gains tax in an economy with an Austrian sector (with wine and trees) and an ordinary sector. We analyze the effect of capital gains taxation (on both an accrual and a realization basis) on the efficiency with which resources are used...
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randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to accumulate credible knowledge of what works, without over-reliance on questionable theory …
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Macroeconomists have largely converged on method, model design, reduced-form shocks, and principles of policy advice. Our main disagreements today are about implementing the methodology. Some think New Keynesian models are ready to be used for quarter-to-quarter quantitative policy advice; we do...
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This paper reviews the progress that the science of monetary policy has made over recent decades. This progress has significantly expanded the degree to which the practice of monetary policy reflects the application of a core set of quot;scientific principlesquot;. However, there remains, and...
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The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how a rich array of methods can be applied to increase the relevance of field experiments in public economics. Two cross-cutting themes are important in multiple phases of the research. First, greater statistical sophistication can draw more value...
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