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Retrospectives: The Lost Art of Economics

In: How Economics Should Be Done

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David Colander has been writing about economic methodology for over 30 years, but he goes out of his way to emphasize that he does not see himself as a methodologist. His pragmatic methodology is applicable to what economists are doing and attempts to answer questions that all economists face as they go about their work. The articles collected in this volume are divided, with the first part providing a framework underlying Colander’s methodology and introducing Colander’s methodology for economic policy within that framework. Part two presents Colander’s view on the methodology for microeconomics, while part three looks at Colander’s methodology for macroeconomics. The book closes with discussions of broader issues.

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  • David Colander, 2018. "Retrospectives: The Lost Art of Economics," Chapters, in: How Economics Should Be Done, chapter 3, pages 25-32, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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    4. Espinel, Camila Orozco, 2022. "Milton Friedman’s Empirical Approach to Economics. Searching for Scientific Authority while Shaping the University of Chicago Economics Department," OSF Preprints yab86, Center for Open Science.
    5. Sheila C Dow, 2015. "The role of belief in the case for austerity policies," The Economic and Labour Relations Review, , vol. 26(1), pages 29-42, March.
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    7. Thomas Mayer, 2003. "The Monetarist Policy Debate: An Informal Survey," Working Papers 299, University of California, Davis, Department of Economics.
    8. Libman, A., 2024. ""Zoo" of empirical results: Quantitative research and accumulation of knowledge in social sciences," Journal of the New Economic Association, New Economic Association, vol. 65(4), pages 178-194.
    9. David Colander, 2018. "The Scope and Method of Applied Policy Economics," The American Economist, Sage Publications, vol. 63(2), pages 132-146, October.
    10. Sheila C Dow, 2013. "Codes of Ethics for Economists: A Pluralist View," Economic Thought, World Economics Association, vol. 2(1), pages 1-2, April.
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    14. van Dalen, Hendrik P., 1996. "Pitfalls in the economic analysis of aging," Journal of Policy Modeling, Elsevier, vol. 18(2), pages 157-184, April.
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