The Role of Theory in an Age of Design and Big Data

The Future of Economic Design, edited by Jean-Franois Laslier, Her've Moulin, Remzi Sanver, and William S. Zwicker, Forthcoming

9 Pages Posted: 7 Sep 2017 Last revised: 11 Aug 2019

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Matthew O. Jackson

Stanford University - Department of Economics; Santa Fe Institute

Date Written: April 1, 2018

Abstract

I discuss economists' views of what they do, and the particular roles of models and theory. The focus is on theory's role in the design of social and economic systems - past, present, and future.

Keywords: Economic Design, Economic Theory, Market Design, History of Economic Thought, Economists

JEL Classification: B16, D47, D40, D85, L14, O12, Z13

Suggested Citation

Jackson, Matthew O., The Role of Theory in an Age of Design and Big Data (April 1, 2018). The Future of Economic Design, edited by Jean-Franois Laslier, Her've Moulin, Remzi Sanver, and William S. Zwicker, Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3031294

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