The Boundaries of Economic Foreknowledge and Their Socio-Political Consequences
Buch, Englisch, 280 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 391 g
ISBN: 978-3-8350-0223-4
Verlag: Deutscher Universitätsverlag
Gregor Betz explores the following questions:
" Where are the limits of economics, in particular the limits of economic foreknowledge?
" Are macroeconomic forecasts credible predictions or mere prophecies and what would this imply for the way economic policy decisions are taken?
" Is rational economic decision making possible without forecasting at all?
Numerous case studies, drawn from economics and natural sciences, underpin the general argumentation.
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Assessing the predictive limits of economics.- Recent performance of economic forecasts.- A historical perspective on economic forecast performance.- Forecast performance in natural sciences.- Understanding the predictive limits of economics.- Predictability of complex systems.- The quality of data.- Expectations and reflexiveness.- Sensitive dependence on initial conditions.- Experiment and simulation.- Unrealistic-assumption explanations.- Living with the predictive limits of economics.- Consequences for traditional decision making.- Rational decision making under uncertainty and ignorance.- Post-normal science.