Progress through Regression

Jeff E Biddle

ISBN 10: 1009686577 / ISBN 13: 9781009686570

Edité par Cambridge University Press Jul 2025, 2025

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Neuware - The Cobb-Douglas regression, a statistical technique developed to estimate what economists called a 'production function', was introduced in the late 1920s. For several years, only economist Paul Douglas and a few collaborators used the technique, while vigorously defending it against numerous critics. By the 1950s, however, several economists beyond Douglas's circle were using the technique, and by the 1970s, Douglas's regression, and more sophisticated procedures inspired by it, had become standard parts of the empirical economist's toolkit. This volume is the story of the Cobb-Douglas regression from its introduction to its acceptance as general-purpose research tool. The story intersects with the histories of several important empirical research programs in twentieth century economics, and vividly portrays the challenges of empirical economic research during that era. Fundamentally, this work represents a case study of how a controversial, innovative research tool comes to be widely accepted by a community of scholars.

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• Titre: Progress through Regression
• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press Jul 2025
• Date de parution: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1009686577
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781009686570
• Reliure: Taschenbuch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 229 L x 152 H x 19 P (en millimètres) 229 millimètres de largeur par 152 millimètres de hauteur par 19 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 467 grammes

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The Cobb-Douglas regression, a statistical technique developed to estimate what economists called a 'production function', was introduced in the late 1920s. For several years, only economist Paul Douglas and a few collaborators used the technique, while vigorously defending it against numerous critics. By the 1950s, however, several economists beyond Douglas's circle were using the technique, and by the 1970s, Douglas's regression, and more sophisticated procedures inspired by it, had become standard parts of the empirical economist's toolkit. This volume is the story of the Cobb-Douglas regression from its introduction to its acceptance as general-purpose research tool. The story intersects with the histories of several important empirical research programs in twentieth century economics, and vividly portrays the challenges of empirical economic research during that era. Fundamentally, this work represents a case study of how a controversial, innovative research tool comes to be widely accepted by a community of scholars.

À propos de l'auteur

Jeff E. Biddle is a Professor of Economics at Michigan State University. He is a past president of the History of Economics Society, and his current research focuses on the history of empirical methods in economic research.