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Theory, General Equilibrium and Political Economy in Development Economics
Acemoglu, Daron - 2010
I discuss the role of economic theory in empirical work in development economics with special emphasis on general … main arguments using examples from recent work in development economics and political economy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012462707
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Economic History or History of Economics? A Review Essay on Sylvia Nasar's Grand Pursuit : the Story of Economic Genius
Ashenfelter, Orley C. - 2011
In this essay I review Sylvia Nasar's long awaited new history of economics, Grand Pursuit. I describe how the book is … and foibles to show they are human! I contrast the general view of the role of economics in Grand Pursuit with Robert …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012461050
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Economic Imperialism
Lazear, Edward P. - 1999
Economics is not only a social science, it is a genuine science. Like the physical sciences, economics uses a …, economics stresses three factors that distinguish it from other social sciences. Economists use the construct of rational … have allowed economics to invade intellectual territory that was previously deemed to be outside the discipline's realm …
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The Labor Market Impacts of Technological Change : From Unbridled Enthusiasm to Qualified Optimism to Vast Uncertainty
Autor, David H. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
This review considers the evolution of economic thinking on the relationship between digital technology and inequality across four decades, encompassing four related but intellectually distinct paradigms, which I refer to as the education race, the task polarization model, the...
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Theory and Measurement : Emergence, Consolidation and Erosion of a Consensus
Biddle, Jeff E. - 2016
We identify three separate stages in the post-World War II history of applied microeconomic research: A generally non-mathematical period; a period of consensus (from the 1960s through the early 1990s) characterized by the use of mathematical models, optimization and equilibrium to generate and...
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The labor market impacts of technological change: from unbridled enthusiasm to qualified optimism to vast uncertainty
Autor, David H. - 2022
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013466111
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The New Comparative Economics
Djankov, Simeon - 2003
In recent years, comparative economics experienced a revival, with a new focus on comparing capitalist economies. The …
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Ricardo's Theory of Comparative Advantage : Old Idea, New Evidence
Costinot, Arnaud - 2012
When asked to name one proposition in the social sciences that is both true and non-trivial, Paul Samuelson famously replied: 'Ricardo's theory of comparative advantage'. Truth, however, in Samuelson's reply refers to the fact that Ricardo's theory of comparative advantage is mathematically...
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Marshall's Economies
Henderson, Vernon - 1999
This paper estimates the nature and magnitude of the local externalities from own industry scale, as envisioned by Marshall. Census panel data on individual plants in high-tech and machinery industries across up to 487 countries are utilized, to quantify the direct effects of local external...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012471426
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The Macroeconomist as Scientist and Engineer
Mankiw, N. Gregory - 2006
This essay offers a brief history of macroeconomics, together with an evaluation of what has been learned over the past several decades. It is based on the premise that the field has evolved through the efforts of two types of macroeconomist-- those who understand the field as a type of...
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