{"id":2491,"date":"2013-07-31T23:01:37","date_gmt":"2013-08-01T04:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"This past April, the economics podcast Planet Money<\/em> released an episode titled \"How Much Should We Trust Economics?\" \u00a0The episode focuses on a significant economic theory that was challenged (by university students!) because of mathematical error"},"modified":"2013-08-19T01:36:22","modified_gmt":"2013-08-19T06:36:22","slug":"can-we-trust-economics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/spotlight-schedule\/perspectives-from-social-science\/can-we-trust-economics\/","title":{"rendered":"Can We Trust Economics?"},"content":{"rendered":"

This past April, the economics podcast Planet Money<\/em> released an episode titled “How Much Should We Trust Economics?” \u00a0The episode focuses on a significant economic theory that was challenged (by university students!) because of mathematical errors in the statistical calculations. \u00a0Exploring this one incident leads to a series of interesting questions about the nature of economic research and its value for the wider world.<\/p>\n

You can listen to the podcast at the Planet Money website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Discussion Questions:<\/h3>\n
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  1. The podcast specifically cites two economic studies that were later challenged as a result of mathematical errors. \u00a0The hosts imply this makes economics seem less scientific; one of the interviewees thinks exactly the opposite. \u00a0What do you think?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Economic research faces a data problem: unlike chemists, for example, economists cannot test their hypotheses by conducting experiments that isolate variables. \u00a0Does this mean economists are just offering speculations? \u00a0Why or why not?<\/li>\n
  3. How does this podcast affect the way you think about the academic sources that you will be reading for your annotated bibliography assignment?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Join the Conversation<\/em><\/h3>\n

    We welcome comments on this or other related topics on the main Spotlight page<\/p>\n

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    Return to\u00a0Stephen Baldridge’s Spotlight page<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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