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>thought experiment If economics is to be treated as a legitimate science, it needs to move away from thought-based theory into evidence-based testing.
by bumby 4y ago
>thought experiment
If economics is to be treated as a legitimate science, it needs to move away from thought-based theory into evidence-based testing.
- ianai 4y agoLike the ever ongoing empirical work being published in peer reviewed journals? Those two words were taken so far out of context it’s hard to think you’re being charitable.
- bumby 4y agoSorry if it came across that way. My point is that empirical work would make a stronger case than a hypothetical thought experiment. (Although the social sciences have been hit harder by the replication crises than others, so they may also warrant some skepticism)