ECONOMICS: BETWEEN PREDICTION AND CRITICISM
成果类型：
Article
署名作者：
Gilboa, Itzhak; Postlewaite, Andrew; Samuelson, Larry; Schmeidler, David
署名单位：
Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC) Paris; Tel Aviv University; University of Pennsylvania; Yale University
刊物名称：
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC REVIEW
ISSN/ISSBN：
0020-6598
DOI：
10.1111/iere.12273
发表日期：
2018
页码：
367-390
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摘要：
We suggest that one way in which economic analysis is useful is by offering a critique of reasoning. According to this view, economic theory may be useful not only by providing predictions, but also by pointing out weaknesses of arguments. It is argued that when a theory requires a nontrivial act of interpretation, its roles in producing predictions and offering critiques vary in a substantial way. We offer a formal model in which these different roles can be captured.
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