empirics

Folks, those are distinct concepts, and using a shortcut such as empirics is one of those cute habits that come with too many advanced degrees.

Archive 2006-10-01 2006

Folks, those are distinct concepts, and using a shortcut such as empirics is one of those cute habits that come with too many advanced degrees.

Getting catty about legal language 2006

"empirics", whose knowledge of herbs and salves was passed down through the generations.

Top stories from Times Online 2010

Comment: This is where the gap between empirics and doctrine shows: even if all this is true, the reasons that we care about leaving descriptive marks open for others to use are important — what happens to ITUs under this scheme?

IPSC, first plenary session Rebecca Tushnet 2009

As Arnold notes, he tends to use very broad-brush empirics, based on pretty indefensible assumptions about aggregation of capital and about rates of profit.

Liquidity Trap or Statism Trap?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

Comparative advantage gives a clear answer; and if that doesn't satisfy you, try Borjas 'empirics.

Sailer's Challenge, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

I'm sure that the empirics will back me up if the study is done properly.

Sampling Bias on a Plane, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

Theory makes people overconfident — incredible stretches that create bad precedents, incompatible with empirics.

IPSC: daily double--theory Rebecca Tushnet 2009

Comment: This is where the gap between empirics and doctrine shows: even if all this is true, the reasons that we care about leaving descriptive marks open for others to use are important — what happens to ITUs under this scheme?

Archive 2009-08-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009

Theory makes people overconfident — incredible stretches that create bad precedents, incompatible with empirics.

Archive 2009-08-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009