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dc.contributor.authorDe Vroey, Michelen
dc.date.accessioned2011-02-24-
dc.date.accessioned2011-03-11T15:48:21Z-
dc.date.available2011-03-11T15:48:21Z-
dc.date.issued2011-
dc.identifier.citation|aEconomics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal|c1864-6042|v5|h2011-4|nKiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW)|lKiel|y2011|p1-39en
dc.identifier.pidoi:10.5018/economics-ejournal.ja.2011-4en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/44434-
dc.description.abstractThis paper concerns a neglected aspect of Lucas's work: his methodological writings, published and unpublished. Particular attention is paid to his views on the relationship between theory and ideology. I start by setting out Lucas's non-standard conception of theory: to him, a theory and a model are the same thing. I also explore the different facets and implications of this conception. In the next two sections, I debate whether Lucas adheres to two methodological principles that I dub the 'non-interference' precept (the proposition that ideological viewpoints should not influence theory), and the 'non-exploitation' precept (that the models' conclusions should not be transposed into policy recommendations, in so far as these conclusions are built into the models' premises). The last part of the paper contains my assessment of Lucas's ideas. First, I bring out the extent to which Lucas departs from the view held by most specialized methodologists. Second, I wonder whether the new classical revolution resulted from a political agenda. Third and finally, I claim that the tensions characterizing Lucas's conception of theory follow from his having one foot in the neo-Walrasian and the other in the Marshallian-Friedmanian universe.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aKiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW) |cKielen
dc.subject.jelB22en
dc.subject.jelB31en
dc.subject.jelB41en
dc.subject.jelE30en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordLucasen
dc.subject.keywordnew classical macroeconomicsen
dc.subject.keywordmethodologyen
dc.subject.stwNeue klassische Makroökonomiken
dc.subject.stwWissenschaftliche Methodeen
dc.subject.stwDogmengeschichteen
dc.titleLucas on the relationship between theory and ideology-
dc.typeArticleen
dc.identifier.ppn64737451Xen
dc.rights.licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/de/deed.enen
dc.identifier.repecRePEc:zbw:ifweej:20114en
econstor.citation.journaltitleEconomics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journalen
econstor.citation.issn1864-6042en
econstor.citation.volume5en
econstor.citation.issue2011-4en
econstor.citation.publisherKiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW)en
econstor.citation.publisherplaceKielen
econstor.citation.year2011en
econstor.citation.startpage1en
econstor.citation.endpage39en

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