The information theoretic foundations of a probabilistic and predictive micro and macro economics

George Judge ()

No 122890, CUDARE Working Papers from University of California, Berkeley, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Abstract: Despite the productive efforts of economists, the disequilibrium nature of the economic system and imprecise predictions persist. One reason for this outcome is that traditional econometric models and estimation and inference methods cannot provide the necessary quantitative information for the causal influence-dynamic micro and macro questions we need to ask given the noisy indirect effects data we use. To move economics in the direction of a probabilistic and causal based predictive science, in this paper information theoretic estimation and inference methods are suggested as a basis for understanding and making predictions about dynamic micro and macro economic processes and systems.

Keywords: Research; Methods/Statistical; Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 22
Date: 2012-04-20
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Working Paper: The Information Theoretic Foundations of a Probabilistic and Predictive Micro and Macro Economics (2012)
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.122890

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