
Economics 102 with Prof Abhijit Banerjee [S2 Ep.31]
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The Tension Between Theoretical and Empirical Work in Economics?
Economics is often described as the a science, but your work points in a more optimistic direction. You also have a background as an economic theorist as well. How do you see the tension between theoretical work in economics and empirical work? "The attempt in theory is to tell stories"
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