chapter Introduction -- chapter 1 The philosophical foundations of econometrics. The axiomatic method. Utility as quantity. -- chapter 2 Examples of static and semi-static econometric theories. Monopoly, polypoly. The concept of force -- chapter 3 What is a dynamic theory? Properties of...

This essay focuses on the early years of panel data econometrics and two seminal papers by Yair Mundlak (1961) and Pietro Balestra and Marc Nerlove (1966). The issue of latent individual heterogeneity was identified as a central problem. One main ambition was to get a clear understanding of how...

This paper investigates how Ragnar Frisch has grounded econometrics on a specific link between theoretical measurement and empirical measurement. His work on marginal utility of income offers a good example to illustrate his approach. His attempt at measuring the marginal utility of income in...

Cet article se penche sur les circonstances qui ont vu Frisch recourir à des techniques et des outils économétriques à des fins de politique économique, et ce à l’occasion de son approche de l’équilibre général.

Econometricians have from the start considered historical knowledge of their own discipline as reflexive knowledge useful for delineating their discipline, that is, for setting its disciplinary boundaries with respect to its aims, its methods, and its scientific values. As such, the histories...

The title hints at the attention given to the lack of probability considerations in the econometric work of the recognized pioneer of econometrics, Ragnar Frisch. Clues to a better understanding of his position may be found in his comprehensive archive and correspondence. This essay gives a...