The Methodology of Empirical Macroeconomics (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521802727)

Economic methodology typically focuses on microeconomic theory. The Methodology of Empirical Macroeconomics breaks new ground by focusing instead on the genuine problems that arise for macroeconomists trying to relate theory to data. It demonstrates that with careful attention to actual macroeconomic practice, economic methodology and the philosophy of science help to resolve problems faced by working macroeconomists. Some issues addressed are: the relationship between theoretical models and empirical observations; microfoundations for macroeconomics; the scope and nature of economic laws, the role of idealizations, methodological individualism, and the problem of causality.

Author: Kevin D. Hoover
ISBN-10: 0521802725
ISBN-13: 9780521802727
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/11/2001
Pages: 200
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.60d