Theory, General Equilibrium, and Political Economy in Development Economics

被引：82

作者：

Acemoglu, Daron ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] MIT, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES | 2010年 / 24卷 / 03期

关键词：

I discuss the role of economic theory in empirical work in development economics with special emphasis on general equilibrium and political economy considerations. I argue that economic theory plays (should play) a central role in formulating models; estimates of which can be used for counterfactual and policy analysis. I discuss why counterfactual analysis based on microdata that ignores general equilibrium and political economy issues may lead to misleading conclusions. I illustrate the main arguments using examples from recent work in development economics and political economy; HEALTH; RETURNS; DISEASE;

D O I：

10.1257/jep.24.3.17

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

[No abstract available]

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页数：16

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