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La validité des théories économiques

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  • Jacques Fontanel

    (CESICE - Centre d'études sur la sécurité internationale et les coopérations européennes - UPMF - Université Pierre Mendès France - Grenoble 2 - IEPG - Sciences Po Grenoble - Institut d'études politiques de Grenoble)

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Can an economic law be validated? Is it valid at all times on all spaces? No economic situation renews itself like no other. Empirical doctrines establish a set of propositions that must be tested by observation, statistics, and experience. There are no definitive criteria for proving the validity of a theory. On the other hand, economic studies also have the function of constructing instruments and methods to confirm or invalidate an economic "law" of the moment. Econometrics, history, experimental methods, model simulation, the study of institutions, in particular, are all means of determining whether a law is false. Today, it is impossible to prove the validity of a law in time and space.

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  • Jacques Fontanel, 1981. "La validité des théories économiques," Post-Print hal-02934940, HAL.
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    1. Thomas H. Naylor & J. M. Finger, 1967. "Verification of Computer Simulation Models," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 14(2), pages 92-101, October.
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    2. Jacques Fontanel, 1982. "Le rôle des dépenses militaires dans l'économie d'Israël," Post-Print hal-03042623, HAL.
    3. Jacques Fontanel, 1981. "Analyse économétrique de l'impact des dépenses militaires sur les variables macroéconomiques," Post-Print hal-03448735, HAL.
    4. Jacques Fontanel, 1982. "Le rôle des dépenses militaires dans l'économie de l'Union Soviétique," Post-Print hal-02997064, HAL.
    5. Jacques Fontanel, 1981. "L’analyse des conséquences des dépenses militaires sur les principales variables macroéconomiques Les méthodes empirico-heuristiques," Post-Print hal-03448733, HAL.
    6. Jacques Fontanel, 1983. "Le rôle des dépenses militaires dans l'économie des Etats-Unis Analyse quantitative," Post-Print hal-02970315, HAL.

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