Building Chicago Economics: New Perspectives on the History of America's Most Powerful Economics Program (Historical Perspectives on Modern Economics)

Over The Past Forty Years, Economists Associated With The University Of Chicago Have Won More Than One-third Of The Nobel Prizes Awarded In Their Discipline And Have Been Major Influences On American Public Policy. Building Chicago Economics Presents The First Collective Attempt By Social Science Historians To Chart The Rise And Development Of The Chicago School During The Decades That Followed The Second World War. Drawing On New Research In Published And Archival Sources, Contributors Examine The People, Institutions, And Ideas That Established The Foundations For The Success Of Chicago Economics And Thereby Positioned It As A Powerful And Controversial Force In American Political And Intellectual Life-- Machine Generated Contents Note: Blueprints R. Van Horn, P. Mirowski, And T. Stapleford; Orientation: Finding The Chicago School J. Peck; Part I. Economics Built For Policy: The Legacy Of Milton Friedman: 1. Positive Economics For Democratic Policy: Milton Friedman, Institutionalism, And The Science Of History T. Stapleford; 2. Markets, Politics, And Democracy At Chicago: Taking Economics Seriously D. Hammond; Part Ii. Constructing The Institutional Foundations Of The Chicago School: 3. The Price Is Not Right: Theodore W. Schultz, Policy Planning, And Agricultural Economics In The Cold-war United States P. Burnett; 4. Sharpening Tools In The Workshop: The Workshop System And The Chicago School's Success R. Emmett; 5. George Stigler, The Graduate School Of Business, And The Pillars Of The Chicago School E. Nik-khah; Part Iii. Imperial Chicago: 6. Chicago Price Theory And Chicago Law And Economics: A Tale Of Two Transitions S. Medema; 7. Intervening In Laissez-faire Liberalism: Chicago's Shift On Patents R. Van Horn And M. Klaes; 8. Allusions To Evolution: Edifying Evolutionary Biology Rather Than Economic Theory J. Vromen; 9. On The Origins (at Chicago) Of Some Species Of Evolutionary Economics P. Mirowski; Part Iv. Debating Chicago Neoliberalism: 10. Jacob Viner's Critique Of Chicago Neoliberalism R. Van Horn; 11. The Chicago School, Hayek, And Neoliberalism B. Caldwell; 12. The Lucky Consistency Of Milton Friedman's Science And Politics, 1933-1963 B. Cherrier; 13. Far Right Of The Midway: Chicago Neoliberalism And The Genesis Of The Milton Friedman Institute (2006-2009) E. Nik-khah. Edited By Robert Van Horn, Philip Mirowski, Thomas A. Stapleford. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "A measurement result is incomplete without a statement of its 'uncertainty' or 'margin of error'. But what does this statement actually tell us? By examining the practical meaning of probability, this book discusses what is meant by a '95 percent interval of measurement uncertainty', and how such an interval can be calculated. The book argues that the concept of an unknown 'target value' is essential if probability is to be used as a tool for evaluating measurement uncertainty. It uses statistical concepts, such as a conditional confidence interval, to present 'extended' classical methods for evaluating measurement uncertainty. The use of the Monte Carlo principle for the simulation of experiments is described. Useful for researchers and graduate students, the book also discusses other philosophies relating to the evaluation of measurement uncertainty. It employs clear notation and language to avoid the confusion that exists in this controversial field of science"-- Provided by publisher Machine generated contents note: Part I. Principles: 1. Introduction; 2. Foundational ideas in measurement; 3. Components of error or uncertainty; 4. Foundational ideas in probability and statistics; 5. The randomization of systematic errors; 6. Beyond the standard confidence interval; Part II. Evaluation of Uncertainty: 7. Final preparation; 8. Evaluation using the linear approximation; 9. Evaluation without the linear approximations; 10. Uncertainty information fit for purpose; Part III. Related Topics: 11. Measurement of vectors and functions; 12. Why take part in a measurement comparison?; 13. Other philosophies; 14. An assessment of objective Bayesian methods; 15. A guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement; 16. Measurement near a limit - an insoluble problem?; References; Index. This theoretically inspired study explores legislative politics in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico. Instead of beginning with an assumption that these legislatures are either rubber-stamps or obstructionist bodies, the chapters provide new data and a fresh analytical approach to describe and explain the role of these representative bodies in these consolidating democracies. For each country the book provides three chapters dedicated, in turn, to executive-legislative relations, the legislatures' organizational structure, and the policy process.