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Tractable falsifiability
Gradwohl, Ronen; Shmaya, Eran - 2013
We propose to strengthen Popper's notion of falsifiability by adding the requirement that when an observation is … from computational complexity, and provide some examples of economic theories that are falsifiable in the usual sense but … assumptions about the difficulty of computation, and study their different implications on the falsifiability of theories. …
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Autodetermination in Microeconomics
Müller, Olaf L. - 2005
My philosophical case study concerns textbook presentations of the theory of demand. Does this theory contain anything more than just a collection of tautologies? In order to determine its empirical content, it must be viewed holistically. But then, the theory implies false factual claims. We...
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Identifying the discount factor in dynamic discrete choice models
Abbring, Jaap H.; Daljord, Øystein - In: Quantitative Economics 11 (2020) 2, pp. 471-501
Empirical research often cites observed choice responses to variation that shifts expected discounted future utilities, but not current utilities, as an intuitive source of information on time preferences. We study the identification of dynamic discrete choice models under such economically...
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Identifying and testing models of managerial compensation
Gayle, George-Levi; Miller, Robert Allen - In: The review of economic studies 82 (2015) 3, pp. 1074-1118
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The road to rationalisation : a history of "Where the Empirical Lives" (or has lived) in consumer choice theory
Hands, Douglas Wade - In: The European journal of the history of economic thought 24 (2017) 3, pp. 555-588
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The Empirical content of theories in judgment and decision making: Shortcomings and remedies
Glockner, Andreas; Betsch, Tilmann - In: Judgment and Decision Making 6 (2011) 8, pp. 711-721
statement increases with its degree of falsifiability: the more a statement forbids, the more it says about the world of …
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Empirical content of classic assignment methods : jungle and market economy
De Clippel, Geoffroy; Rozen, Kareen - In: Economic theory 76 (2023) 3, pp. 813-825
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An ultra-refined grammar for interactions : thoughts on Robert Aumann's philosophy of game theory
Linsbichler, Alexander - In: Revue économique : revue bimestrielle 74 (2023) 4, pp. 635-650
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Identifying the discount factor in dynamic discrete choice models
Abbring, Jaap H.; Daljord, Øystein - In: Quantitative economics : QE ; journal of the … 11 (2020) 2, pp. 471-501
Empirical research often cites observed choice responses to variation that shifts expected discounted future utilities, but not current utilities, as an intuitive source of information on time preferences. We study the identification of dynamic discrete choice models under such economically...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012213832
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A guiding framework for theory adaptation in operations management studies
Mtotywa, Matolwandile M.; Mohapeloa, Tshidi - In: Cogent Business & Management 10 (2023) 3, pp. 1-18
falsifiability of the theory to show that it is refutable. This last stage is based on operationally defined quantitative analysis …-linear or non-linear and examines logical and empirical adequacy. In addition to falsifiability, the theory must also be …
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