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Establish a rigorous methodological foundation for economics centered on predictive validity and scientific objectivity.

July 1, 1954Econometrica

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Establish a rigorous methodological foundation for economics centered on predictive validity and scientific objectivity.
Epistemological appraisal of contemporary economic theory and behavioral assumptions.
Theoretical differentiation between normative value judgments and positive, empirically testable economic science.
Argues that the validity of an economic model depends on the accuracy of its predictions rather than the descriptive realism of its assumptions.
Positions empirical refutability and scientific objectivity as the core criteria for advancing economic science.

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FHF. H. Hahn MFMilton FriedmanHoover Institution

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Methodological analysis reveals foundational principles of positive economics in economic theory, highlighting the primacy of predictive testing and scientific objectivity.

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Hahn et al. (1954) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0fef315725bbd5cc6044f7 https://doi.org/10.2307/1907370

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Methodological analysis reveals foundational principles of positive economics in economic theory, highlighting the primacy of predictive testing and scientific objectivity.

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