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The rhetoric of positivism had a profound effect on the worldview and practice of economists in the middle of the last … century. Though this influence has greatly diminished, it still may be found in the attitude of many economists towards the … economics is a critical component of both the undergraduate teaching and the graduate training of economists, and that as such …
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Economic theory is often abused in practical policy-making. There is frequently excessive focus on sophisticated theory at the expense of elementary theory; too much economic knowledge can sometimes be a dangerous thing. Too little attention is paid to the wider economic context, and to the...
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Economic theory is often abused in practical policy-making. There is frequently excessive focus on sophisticated theory at the expense of elementary theory; too much economic knowledge can sometimes be a dangerous thing. Too little attention is paid to the wider economic context, and to the...
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Politikentscheidungen gestalten die Wohlfahrt von Nationen, aber ihre Praxis erfolgt komplexen Regeln. Evidenzbasierte Politikberatung durch Wissenschaftler will forschungsbasierten harten Fakten und Restriktionen Gewicht geben. Der Beitrag diskutiert Herausforderungen und Erfolgsbedingungen...
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While policy measures affect the welfare of nations, the practice of policy advice is determined by complex rules. Evidence-based scientific policy advice gives weight to hard empirical facts and restrictions. The lecture discusses challenges and conditions for success and provides suggestions...
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top research journals from 1960 - 2010. The goal is to investigate the general research foci of economists over the last …
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top research journals from 1960-2010. The goal is to investigate the general research foci of economists over the last …
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This is a pre-publication version of a paper that appeared in Post-Autistic Economics Review No. 40. Please cite it as Freeman, A. and Andrew Kliman. 2006. ‘Beyond Talking the Talk: Towards a Critical Pluralist Practice”. Post-autistic economics review issue no. 40, 1 December 2006, article...
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Economic Theory is often abused in practical policy-making. There is frequently excessive focus on sophisticated theory at the expense of elementary theory; too much economic knowledge can sometimes be a dangerous thing. Too little attention is paid to the wider economic context, and to the...
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