The 'Pre-Eminence of Theory' versus the 'General-to-Specific' Cointegrated VAR Perspectives in Macro-Econometric Modeling
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Keywords
Econometric methodology; ?general-to-specific?; pre-eminence of theory; VAR; statistical adequacy; realisticness of theory; statistical model;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C1 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General
- B4 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Economic Methodology
- C3 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-ECM-2008-07-30 (Econometrics)
- NEP-ETS-2008-07-30 (Econometric Time Series)
- NEP-HPE-2008-07-30 (History and Philosophy of Economics)
- NEP-PKE-2008-07-30 (Post Keynesian Economics)
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