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Introduction To Measurement With Theory

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  • Barnett, William A.
  • Diewert, W. Erwin
  • Zellner, Arnold

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This paper is the introduction to the forthcoming Macroeconomic Dynamics Special Issue on Measurement with Theory. The Guest Editors of the special issue are William A. Barnett, W. Erwin Diewert, Shigeru Iwata, and Arnold Zellner. The authors of this detailed introduction and commentary are William A. Barnett, W. Erwin Diewert, and Arnold Zellner. The included papers are part of a larger initiative to promote measurement with theory in economics.

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Volume (Year): 13 (2009)
Issue (Month): S2 (September)
Pages: 151-168

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