Empirical Economic Research and Economic Policy Advice: Some Remarks
Since for any political position it is possible to find economists who defend it (for money) and often with empirical arguments, economists giving policy advice are – in the eyes of the general public – often accused of being corruptible. The purpose of this paper is to show that nevertheless it is...| Link(s) zu Dokument(en): | WIFO Publikation |
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2003
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| Zusammenfassung: | Since for any political position it is possible to find economists who defend it (for money) and often with empirical arguments, economists giving policy advice are – in the eyes of the general public – often accused of being corruptible. The purpose of this paper is to show that nevertheless it is possible that the process of policy advice leads to "objective knowledge" ... |
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