In 1814, the polymath Pierre Simon Laplace posited that “We may regard the present state of the universe as the...
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Ethnography, Economics and the Limits of Evidence
Evidence produced within quantitative disciplines like economics and finance carries an aura of gospel. The numbers, models, and forecasts we see in economic reports and market analyses in the news and reports seem certain, authoritative, and unarguable. Built on large data sets that are analyzed...