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Qin, Duo (2011) 'The Phillips Curve from the Perspective of the History of Econometrics.' History of Political Economy, 43 (Suppl 1). pp. 283-308.

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Abstract

This essay examines the history of econometrics through a case study of the Phillips curve, that is, econometric modeling of the trade-off between inflation and unemployment. It focuses on a number of questions: What econometric tools did modelers choose to use in modeling the Phillips curve? How did their choices shape the ways that they obtained, interpreted, and theorized the empirical evidence? How did the concerns and problems they encountered feed back into the development of econometrics? This study reveals that much of the interaction between econometrics and economics involved modelers making certain trade-offs between theory and data, and their different positions generated disputes, factions, and confusion. It also reveals that the history of econometric modeling of the Phillips curve mirrors the evolving process of how the Cowles structural modeling paradigm has become consolidated, challenged, reformed, or abandoned.

Item Type: Journal Article
SOAS Departments & Centres: Departments and Subunits > Department of Economics
Legacy Departments > Faculty of Law and Social Sciences > Department of Economics
ISSN: 00182702
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): https://doi.org/10.1215/00182702-1158763
Date Deposited: 08 Feb 2012 15:11
URI: https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/id/eprint/13091

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