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Fashion Cycles in Economics

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Philip R.P. Coelho () (Ball State University)
Daniel B Klein () (Santa Clara University)
James E McClure () (Ball State University)

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Abstract

We criticize an American Economic Review article that presents itself as a theory of design innovation and fashion cycles. Scrutinizing the model and surrounding prose, we suggest that the article does not make clear what it is that it purports to explain, and that the story of the model fails minimal requirements of factual relevance and intuitiveness. Our broader message is that many “theory” papers are best regarded as mere model-building, a genre of creative writing masquerading as science.

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Volume (Year): 1 (2004)
Issue (Month): 3 (December)
Pages: 437-454
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Keywords: Fashion cycle; design; relevance; theory;

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  1. Baumol, William J, 1990. "Sir John versus the Hicksians, or Theorist Malgre Lui?," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 28(4), pages 1708-15, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  2. William L Davis, 2004. "Preference Falsification in the Economics Profession," Econ Journal Watch, Atlas Economic Research Foundation, vol. 1(2), pages 359-368, August. [Downloadable!]
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  1. Philip R. P. Coelho & Daniel B. Klein & James E. McCure, 2005. "Rejoinder to Pesendorfer," Econ Journal Watch, Atlas Economic Research Foundation, vol. 2(1), pages 32-41, April. [Downloadable!]
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