ECON-2006EG Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Scientific Method, Empiricism, Natural Experiment

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7 Mar 2021

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Laurentian

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Economics / Science Èconomique

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ECON-2006EG

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Byron Eastman

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In this chapter, you"ll see that you can answer such questions with models and data. A model is a simplified description of reality. Economists use data to evaluate the accuracy of models and understand how the world works. Experiments help economists measure cause and effect. Economic research focuses on questions that are important to society and can be answered with models and data. Empiricism is at the heart of all scientific analysis. This process enables us to find more useful models that help to explain the past and to predict the future with some confidence. A model is a simplified description, or representation, of the world. Sometimes, economists will refer to a model as a theory. All scientific models make predictions that can be checked with data. It is more important for a model to be simple and useful than it is for a model to be precisely accurate. (see subway in ny example, p 56)

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