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Applied Mainline Economics: Bridging the Gap between Theory and Public Policy (Advanced Studies in Political Economy)

Matthew D. Mitchell
4.18/5 (59 ratings)
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How do human societies work, and how can we make them work better? What methods, ideas, and strategies should we use to help us answer these questions? Economists have more empirical tools—more data and more sophisticated ways of testing those data—than ever before. But unless those who employ these techniques also practice what the authors call “mainline” economic thinking, these new empirical methods are liable to generate more heat than light.

In this book, Matthew D. Mitchell and Peter J. Boettke summarize the ideas of mainline economics. They begin with a puzzle that has vexed economists for more than 200 years: Why are some societies fabulously wealthy while others are miserably poor? They briefly survey the empirical tools that might answer this question and show that this puzzle cannot be understood without grounding the analysis in theory, suggesting that the first place to start is with mainline economic theory. Throughout the discussion, Mitchell and Boettke offer the reader examples of how these tools have helped researchers and policy analysts bridge the gap between ideas and real-world problems.
Format:
ebook
Pages:
157 pages
Publication:
2017
Publisher:
Edition:
1
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
1942951280
ISBN13:
9781942951285
kindle Asin:
B06XWKV4XB

Applied Mainline Economics: Bridging the Gap between Theory and Public Policy (Advanced Studies in Political Economy)

Matthew D. Mitchell
4.18/5 (59 ratings)
Read Download
How do human societies work, and how can we make them work better? What methods, ideas, and strategies should we use to help us answer these questions? Economists have more empirical tools—more data and more sophisticated ways of testing those data—than ever before. But unless those who employ these techniques also practice what the authors call “mainline” economic thinking, these new empirical methods are liable to generate more heat than light.

In this book, Matthew D. Mitchell and Peter J. Boettke summarize the ideas of mainline economics. They begin with a puzzle that has vexed economists for more than 200 years: Why are some societies fabulously wealthy while others are miserably poor? They briefly survey the empirical tools that might answer this question and show that this puzzle cannot be understood without grounding the analysis in theory, suggesting that the first place to start is with mainline economic theory. Throughout the discussion, Mitchell and Boettke offer the reader examples of how these tools have helped researchers and policy analysts bridge the gap between ideas and real-world problems.
Format:
ebook
Pages:
157 pages
Publication:
2017
Publisher:
Edition:
1
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
1942951280
ISBN13:
9781942951285
kindle Asin:
B06XWKV4XB

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