The role of experts in the methodology of economics

Carlo Martini

Journal of Economic Methodology, 2014, vol. 21, issue 1, 77-91

Abstract: Is subjective expert judgment a source of evidence in economics? In this paper, I will argue that it is, on a par with other sources like modeling, statistics, experimental, etc. I will also argue that it is not derivative, that is, reducible to the previous ones. But what is exactly the role of experts in economics? The contribution to the current methodological debate that I propose not only takes the role of expertise in economics as indispensable, but also suggests a need for a methodology associated with that role. I defend an indispensability argument, and indirectly David Colander's plea for refocusing the methodological debate on the lost art of economics . Finally, I indicate where to look for guidelines in formulating a methodology of economic expertise.

Date: 2014
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