Is formalism the key to resolving the generalizability crisis? An experimental economics perspective
Is formalism the key to resolving the generalizability crisis? An experimental economics perspective
I draw lessons from experimental economics. I argue that the lack of mathematical formalism cannot be usefully thought as the cause of the underappreciation of contextual and generalizability considerations. Instead, this lack is problematic because it hinders a clear relationship between theory and quantitative predictions. I also advocate a pragmatic policy-focused approach as a partial remedy to the generalizability problem.
generalisability, behavioural sciences methodology
Maniadis, Zacharias
70ffa309-94c9-487c-982f-778294ea2a13
10 February 2022
Maniadis, Zacharias
70ffa309-94c9-487c-982f-778294ea2a13
Maniadis, Zacharias
(2022)
Is formalism the key to resolving the generalizability crisis? An experimental economics perspective.
Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 45, [e1].
(doi:10.1017/S0140525X21000273).
Abstract
I draw lessons from experimental economics. I argue that the lack of mathematical formalism cannot be usefully thought as the cause of the underappreciation of contextual and generalizability considerations. Instead, this lack is problematic because it hinders a clear relationship between theory and quantitative predictions. I also advocate a pragmatic policy-focused approach as a partial remedy to the generalizability problem.
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Maniadis Commentary 2021
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Accepted/In Press date: 21 March 2021
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generalisability, behavioural sciences methodology
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