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J D
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In class, I made the argument that economics is not science, because it cannot undertake repeatable experiments. A question was raisedSomeone rebutted: this would mean that I am ignore an emerging body of work, some by prominent Nobel Prize winners, that is transforming economics into a field firmly grounded in fact.

How would you justify whether economics is scientific or not?

In class, I made the argument that economics is not science, because it cannot undertake repeatable experiments. A question was raised: this would mean that I am ignore an emerging body of work, some by prominent Nobel Prize winners, that is transforming economics into a field firmly grounded in fact.

How would you justify whether economics is scientific or not?

In class, I made the argument that economics is not science, because it cannot undertake repeatable experiments. Someone rebutted: this would mean that I am ignore an emerging body of work, some by prominent Nobel Prize winners, that is transforming economics into a field firmly grounded in fact.

How would you justify whether economics is scientific or not?

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Is economics a science?

In class, I made the argument that economics is not science, because it cannot undertake repeatable experiments. A question was raised: this would mean that I am ignore an emerging body of work, some by prominent Nobel Prize winners, that is transforming economics into a field firmly grounded in fact.

How would you justify whether economics is scientific or not?