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Were the foundations of measurement without theory laid in the 1920s?
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Authors : Pradier, Pierre-Charles (Author of the conference)
CIRM (Publisher )
01A60 - Mathematics in the 20th century
62P20 - Applications of statistics to economics
91BXX - Mathematical economics
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http://www.centre-cournot.org
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Abstract :
In his 1947 essay, Tjalling Koopmans criticized the development of an empirical science that had no theoretical basis, what he referred to as measurement without theory. The controversy over the status of relations based on mere statistical inference has not ceased since then. Instead of looking for the contemporary consequences, however, I will inquire into its early beginnings. As early as the 1900s, Walras, Pareto and Juglar exchanged views on the status of theory and its relation to economic data. These private exchanges acquired the status of scientific controversy in the aftermath of the First World War, with the dissemination of Pareto's work. It is precisely this moment that I will try to grasp, when engineers began to read and write pure economic treatises, questioning the relation between theory and empirical problems, the nature of their project and the expectations that the subsequent development of economics has tried to fulfill.
Cournot Centre session devoted to the transformations that took place in mathematical economics during the interwar period.
Keywords : mathematical statistics; business cycle
MSC Codes : Cournot Centre session devoted to the transformations that took place in mathematical economics during the interwar period.
Keywords : mathematical statistics; business cycle
01A60 - Mathematics in the 20th century
62P20 - Applications of statistics to economics
91BXX - Mathematical economics
Additional resources :
http://www.centre-cournot.org
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Film maker : Hennenfent, GuillaumeLanguage : French Available date : 22/11/2018 Conference Date : 14/11/2018 Subseries : Research talks arXiv category : History and Overview ; Statistics Theory Mathematical Area(s) : Probability & Statistics ; Mathematics in Science & Technology ; History of Mathematics Format : MP4 (.mp4) - HD Video Time : 00:32:06 Targeted Audience : Researchers Download : https://videos.cirm-math.fr/2018-11-14_Pradier.mp4 
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Event Title : Mathematical communities in the reconstruction after the Great War (1918-1928) / Les communautés mathématiques dans la reconstruction de l'après-guerre (1918-1928)Event Organizers : Archibald, Thomas ; Guerraggio, Angelo ; Mazliak, Laurent ; Tazzioli, Rossana Dates : 12/11/2018 - 16/11/2018 Event Year : 2018 Event URL : https://conferences.cirm-math.fr/1850.html
Citation Data
DOI : 10.24350/CIRM.V.19475503Cite this video as: Pradier, Pierre-Charles (2018). Were the foundations of measurement without theory laid in the 1920s?. CIRM. Audiovisual resource. doi:10.24350/CIRM.V.19475503 URI : http://dx.doi.org/10.24350/CIRM.V.19475503 |
See Also
- [Multi angle] Mathematical economics after first world war: round table discussion / Author of the conference Armatte, Michel ; Author of the conference Konovalova-Peaucelle, Irina ; Author of the conference Pradier, Pierre-Charles ; Author of the conference Touffut, Jean-Philippe.
- [Multi angle] Was the Russian theory of cycles a mathematical theory? / Author of the conference Konovalova-Peaucelle, Irina.
- [Multi angle] Economic cycles: from descriptive statistics to formalization / Author of the conference Armatte, Michel.
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