Macroeconomic forecasting : a sociological appraisal /
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| Author / Creator: | Evans, Robert, 1968- |
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| Imprint: | London ; New York : Routledge, 1999. |
| Description: | xix, 233 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Routledge studies in the modern world economy 20 |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3983763 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Who Knows What Tomorrow Brings? Brief Introductions to Economic Forecasting and the Sociology of Scientific Knowledge
- 2. Cherished Beliefs and Statistics: How Economic Models are Estimated
- 3. Extrapolations and Expertise: How Economic Forecasts Are Made
- 4. Soothsaying or Science? Trying to Falsify an Economic Model
- 5. Different Models: Economic Forecasts in February 1993
- 6. Different Futures: Controversies and Disputes in July 1993
- 7. Difficult Choices: Policy Recommendations in October 1993
- 8. From TINA to TRACY: Economic Models, Economic Policy and Science Studies