Economia
Do abstract de um recente artigo de Mark Blaug:
"There is a trade-off in economics (and elsewhere) between rigor and relevance:
the more we achieve deductive certainty in our arguments, the less
likely it is that we will achieve socially and politically relevant conclusions.
This trade-off, as we shall see, is not logically inevitable but, nevertheless,
it is rarely avoided in economic theorizing. Sraffian economics,
or so-called neo-Ricardian economics, is a striking example of this tradeoff.
From the outset in the pages of Piero Sraffa’s Production of Commodities
by Means of Commodities (1960) every departure from the framework
of simultaneous linear equations is carefully avoided with the aim of
producing a determinate theory of relative prices, conceived as a snapshot
of an economy at one moment of time. I shall argue that it condemns itself
to irrelevancy by its obsessive concern with rigor, cutting away every
wrinkle in its arguments, even if those wrinkles raise fundamental questions
about the economy that require resolution."
Mr. Blaug então continua:
"I claim that Sraffian economics, however rigorous...., is irrelevant to our understanding of the real world and, judging by its failure to draw any policy implications, is largely irrelevant
to the major concerns of modern economists."
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A (Ir)Relevância da Teoria Sraffiana
Do abstract de um recente artigo de Mark Blaug:
"There is a trade-off in economics (and elsewhere) between rigor and relevance:
the more we achieve deductive certainty in our arguments, the less
likely it is that we will achieve socially and politically relevant conclusions.
This trade-off, as we shall see, is not logically inevitable but, nevertheless,
it is rarely avoided in economic theorizing. Sraffian economics,
or so-called neo-Ricardian economics, is a striking example of this tradeoff.
From the outset in the pages of Piero Sraffa’s Production of Commodities
by Means of Commodities (1960) every departure from the framework
of simultaneous linear equations is carefully avoided with the aim of
producing a determinate theory of relative prices, conceived as a snapshot
of an economy at one moment of time. I shall argue that it condemns itself
to irrelevancy by its obsessive concern with rigor, cutting away every
wrinkle in its arguments, even if those wrinkles raise fundamental questions
about the economy that require resolution."
Mr. Blaug então continua:
"I claim that Sraffian economics, however rigorous...., is irrelevant to our understanding of the real world and, judging by its failure to draw any policy implications, is largely irrelevant
to the major concerns of modern economists."
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Featuring William Easterly, Professor of Economics, New York University, with comments by Arvind Subramanian, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics. Moderator Ian Vásquez, Cato Institute. Recorded on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 ...
- A Ciência Econômica No Caminho Errado
Saving Economics from the Economists Saving Economics from the Economists by Ronald Coase Economics as currently presented in textbooks and taught in the classroom does not have much to do with business management, and still less with entrepreneurship....
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Modern economics is sick Geoffrey M. Hodgson Economics has increasingly become an intellectual game played for its own sake and not for its practical consequences for understanding the economic world. Economists have converted the subject into...
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This is the fourth video in the Economics Animated series. This one focuses on the economics of trade. It covers: Voluntary exchange and the gains from trade Production Possibilities Frontiers The opportunity costs of production. Absolute Advantage Comparative...
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É o novo blog do John Taylor. A respeito da controvérsia sobre a "falência da teoria macroeconômica", iniciada pelo Paul Krugman, Taylor comenta: "In my view, the financial crisis does not provide any evidence of a failure of modern economics. Rather...