Colomer, Josep M. 1949-. What other sciences look like. 2007
http://hdl.handle.net/10230/1139
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What other sciences look like |
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Author:
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Colomer, Josep M. 1949-
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Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Departament d'Economia i Empresa
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In order to have references for discussing mathematical menus in political science, I review the most common types of mathematical formulae used in physics and chemistry, as well as some mathematical advances in economics. Several issues appear relevant: variables should be well defined and measurable; the relationships between variables may be non-linear; the direction of causality should be clearly identified and not assumed on a priori grounds. On these bases, theoretically-driven equations on political matters can be validated by empirical tests and can predict observable phenomena.
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Working paper
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2007 |
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