CFP: Economic Methodology: Models, Measurement, and Interventions
Submission deadline: December 4, 2023
Conference date(s):
March 8, 2024 - March 9, 2024
Conference Venue:
Department of Philosophy, Stanford University
Palo Alto,
United States
Details
Economic Methodology: Models, Measurement, and Interventions
Primary contact:
Nadia Ruiz, Stanford University ([email protected])
Organizing Committee:
Kobi Finestone, Chapman University ([email protected])
Benjamin Genta, University of California, Irvine ([email protected])
Marcos Picchio, ([email protected])
Keynotes:
Malte Dold, Pomona College
Jennifer Jhun, Duke University
Armin Schulz, University of Kansas
"Author-Meets-Critics" session
Author: Dan Hausman, Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Book: 2nd edition of The Inexact and Separate Science of Economics
Critics:
Alexander Rosenberg, Duke University
Margaret Schabas, The University of British Columbia
Nadia Ruiz, Stanford University
Description:
Economic methodology encompasses the systematic analysis of the principles and techniques that economists employ to understand economic phenomena and craft policy interventions. Ranging from debates concerning the epistemic status of theoretical and empirical models to analyses of specific econometric techniques and experimental methods, economic methodology attempts to understand economics as both an academic discipline and as a practical tool for social engineering.
For this conference, all topics in and related to economic methodology are welcome. The conference is also an opportunity to build a network of scholars interested in how economics works, including philosophers, economists, historians, and sociologists.
Example topics include but are not limited to the following:
· Empirical economics and its relationship to economic theory.
· Experimental economics and its implications for economic methodology.
· Modeling, data mining, and testing.
· Economic imperialism and the future of the social sciences.
· Causal inference, counterfactuals, and policy analysis.
· Economists as scientists and as public intellectuals.
Those interested in participating in the conference are invited to send an abstract of up to 750 words to [email protected] by December 4th, 2023. Please write “Economic Methodology Conference” in the subject line. The accepted speakers will be notified by January 5th, 2024.
Submission Guidelines:
I. Abstracts must be prepared for anonymous review––authors are required to remove any information that could identify them.
II. Two documents:
a. One document should include the title of the paper, the name and academic affiliation of the author, contact email.
b. One document should include the title of the paper and abstract.
c. PDF or Word.doc