Exploring different visions of the model-empirics nexus: Solow versus Lipsey

Journal of Economic Methodology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 159-174

  Goldfarb, Robert S ^a   Ratner, Jonathan ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESTAT   (United States)

Author keywords

Development economics; Methodology; Models; Nursing shortages; Rent control; Theory empirics connection

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449574310     PISSN: 1350178X     EISSN: 14699427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501780902940745     Document Type: Article

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