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Empirical Economic Research and Economic Policy Advice: Some Remarks

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  • Gebhard Kirchgässner

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Since for any political position it is possible to find economists who defend it (for money) and often with empirical arguments, economists giving policy advice are – in the eyes of the general public – often accused of being corruptible. The purpose of this paper is to show that nevertheless it is possible that the process of policy advice leads to "objective knowledge" ...

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  • Gebhard Kirchgässner, 2003. "Empirical Economic Research and Economic Policy Advice: Some Remarks," WIFO Studies, WIFO, number 24939, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:wfo:wstudy:24939
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