Book reviews: Christopher A. Sims, Macroeconomics and Reality

Two main ideas derive from a careful reading of the Macroeconomics and Reality study. The former one targets the appropriate nature of the methods used in macroeconomics and how they report to the economic reality. In this direction, Sims’ opinion looks radical. The mentions of the macroeconomic mod...

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Main Authors: Miha STERE, Ecaterina GICĂ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Editura Fundatiei Romania de Maine 2010-09-01
Series:Annals of Spiru Haret University Economic Series
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Online Access:http://anale.spiruharet.ro/index.php/economics/article/view/686
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spelling doaj-fb9a8e77694642289248f35031bbb06e2020-11-24T20:51:06ZengEditura Fundatiei Romania de MaineAnnals of Spiru Haret University Economic Series2393-17952010-09-01103239244686Book reviews: Christopher A. Sims, Macroeconomics and RealityMiha STERE0Ecaterina GICĂ1Lecturer Ph.D., University College DublinPh.D. candidate, Academy of Economic Studies, BucharestTwo main ideas derive from a careful reading of the Macroeconomics and Reality study. The former one targets the appropriate nature of the methods used in macroeconomics and how they report to the economic reality. In this direction, Sims’ opinion looks radical. The mentions of the macroeconomic models (variables and equations) should rely on a set of data (empirical approach) or an analytical relation among different variables (theoretical approach). Sims explicitly excludes the mentions derived from purely statistical and econometric restrictions or other simplifying presumptions....http://anale.spiruharet.ro/index.php/economics/article/view/686Macroeconomics and Reality
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Book reviews: Christopher A. Sims, Macroeconomics and Reality
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Macroeconomics and Reality
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publisher Editura Fundatiei Romania de Maine
series Annals of Spiru Haret University Economic Series
issn 2393-1795
publishDate 2010-09-01
description Two main ideas derive from a careful reading of the Macroeconomics and Reality study. The former one targets the appropriate nature of the methods used in macroeconomics and how they report to the economic reality. In this direction, Sims’ opinion looks radical. The mentions of the macroeconomic models (variables and equations) should rely on a set of data (empirical approach) or an analytical relation among different variables (theoretical approach). Sims explicitly excludes the mentions derived from purely statistical and econometric restrictions or other simplifying presumptions....
topic Macroeconomics and Reality
url http://anale.spiruharet.ro/index.php/economics/article/view/686
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