> and on (including work by ICES colleagues)... On balance I would argue that
> Levitt is indeed unusually clever (in the sense that he comes up with good
> questions and also finds interesting natural manipulations to study them),
> but that his particular approach to economic science is not nove
I couldn't access the article. Could anyone either copy and paste it to me
(privately so as not to distrub others) or perhaps just give me a briefy
summary? Thank you.
David Levenstam
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>I did not quite mean that most economists we
> In an earlier message, William Sjostrom suggested that Levitt's research
> is typical of the economics field. I am very curious about this statement,
> because it is at odds with my casual empiricism, and I would like to see
> it backed by some concrete evidence. Perhaps this reflects my own
> ig
In my own biased view, one such group are experimentalists. The best
experimental work provides extremely clever manipulations that generate data
to address previously empirically intractable questions. The AER is full of
such clever and careful work. Recent AER examples include Henrich et. al.'s
e
In an earlier message, William Sjostrom suggested that Levitt's research
is typical of the economics field. I am very curious about this statement,
because it is at odds with my casual empiricism, and I would like to see
it backed by some concrete evidence. Perhaps this reflects my own
ignorance o
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What I found interesting is that in economics, like in many other fields,
there are "problem solvers" (people who figure out specific paradoxes,
empirical facts, etc) and "theory builders." Levitt is a supremely
able problem solver, a niche that didn't exist 30-40 years ago in the
economics profes
It is an annoying piece, even if it shows the public what Levitt is up to,
because it strongly indicates that Levitt is an outlier in the profession in
his interests. Forty years ago, he would have been a rarity in the
profession. Today, he is pretty standard.
Bill Sjostrom
- Original Messa
Here it is. Fabio, we expect better work from you next time! :-)
Alex
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/03/magazine/03LEVITT.html?pagewanted=print&position=
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