What other sciences look like
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- dc.contributor.author Colomer, Josep M.ca
- dc.contributor.other Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Departament d'Economia i Empresa
- dc.date.accessioned 2017-07-26T10:50:03Z
- dc.date.available 2017-07-26T10:50:03Z
- dc.date.issued 2007-03-01
- dc.date.modified 2017-07-23T02:11:03Z
- dc.description.abstract 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.
- dc.format.mimetype application/pdfca
- dc.identifier https://econ-papers.upf.edu/ca/paper.php?id=1017
- dc.identifier.citation European Political Science, 6, 2, May 2007
- dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/1139
- dc.language.iso eng
- dc.relation.ispartofseries Economics and Business Working Papers Series; 1017
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- dc.subject.keyword natural and social sciences
- dc.subject.keyword econometrics
- dc.subject.keyword political science methods
- dc.subject.keyword mathematical models
- dc.subject.keyword regression analysis
- dc.title What other sciences look likeca
- dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/workingPaper