Category Archives: EPISTEMOLOGY AND SCIENTIFIC METHOD
Undergraduates at Manchester University Propose Overhaul of Orthodox Teachings to Embrace Alternative Theories
Undergraduates at Manchester University propose overhaul of orthodox teachings to embrace alternative theories October 25, 2013EditorLeave a commentGo to comments from today’s Guardian Economics students aim to tear up free-market syllabus The Post-Crash Economics Society at Manchester University. Photograph: Jon Super for … Continue reading
PAUL ROMER’S AND PAUL KRUGMAN’S DANGEROUS IDEA
Paul Romer’s & Paul Krugman’s dangerous idea October 23, 2013EditorLeave a commentGo to comments from Lars Syll If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will each have one apple. But … Continue reading
HOW TO LIE WITH ECONOMETRICS AND STATISTICS
How to lie with statistics and econometrics October 17, 2013EditorLeave a commentGo to comments from Lars Syll As social scientists – and economists – we have to confront the all-important question of how to handle uncertainty and randomness. Should we define randomness … Continue reading