1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450310203321

Autore

Keuzenkamp Hugo A.

Titolo

Probability, econometrics and truth : the methodology of econometrics / / Hugo A. Keuzenkamp [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2000

ISBN

1-107-11285-0

1-280-15196-X

0-511-11632-2

0-511-01579-8

0-511-15602-2

0-511-32902-4

0-511-49330-4

0-511-05330-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 312 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

330/.01/5195

Soggetti

Econometrics

Probabilities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-298) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The philosophy of induction -- Probability and indifference -- Intermezzo: a formal scheme of reference.

Sommario/riassunto

When John Maynard Keynes likened Jan Tinbergen's early work in econometrics to black magic and alchemy, he was expressing a widely held view of a new discipline. However, even after half a century of practical work and theorizing by some of the most accomplished social scientists, Keynes' comments are still repeated today. This book assesses the foundations and development of econometrics and sets out a basis for the reconstruction of the foundations of econometric inference by examining the various interpretations of probability theory which underlie econometrics. Keuzenkamp claims that the probabilistic foundations of econometrics are weak, and although econometric inferences may yield interesting knowledge, claims to be able to falsify or verify economic theories are unwarranted. Methodological



falsificationism in econometrics is an illusion. Instead, it is argued, econometrics should locate itself in the tradition of positivism.

2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996331945503316

Titolo

Karduniaš : Babylonia under the Kassites : the proceedings of the symposium held in Munich, 30 June to 2 July 2011 = Tagungsbericht des M̈ünchner Symposiums 30. Juni bis 2. Juli 2011 / / edited by Alexa Bartelmus and Katja Sternitzke

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston ; ; Berlin : , : Walter de Gryter, , 2017

ISBN

1-5015-0348-0

1-5015-0356-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (324 pages)

Collana

Untersuchungen zur Assyriologie und vorderasiatischen Archäologie ; ; Volume 11

Disciplina

935.02

Soggetti

Civilization, Assyro-Babylonian

Kassites

Babylonia Antiquities Congresses

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Inhalt -- Vorwort -- Karten -- 1. Babylonia under the Kassites: Some Aspects for Consideration -- 2. The Early Kassite Period -- 3. Political Interactions between Kassite Babylonia and Assyria, Egypt and Ḫatti during the Amarna Age -- 4. Of Kings, Princesses, and Messengers: Babylonia’s International Relations during the 13th Century BC -- 5. Die Kassiten, das mittelbabylonische Reich und der Zagros -- 6. Kassite and Elamite Kings -- 7. Kaššû: Cultural Labels and Identity in Ancient Mesopotamia -- 8. A Servile Population in Kassite Nippur: A Brief Overview -- 9. Zur Standardisierung und Serialisierung von Texten während der Kassitenzeit am Beispiel der Opferschau-Omina -- 10. The Babylonian Kudurru Inscriptions and their Legal and Sociohistorical Implications -- 11. Die Götter der Kassitenzeit. Eine Analyse ihres Vorkommens in zeitgenössischen Textquellen



Sommario/riassunto

Karduniaš, as the kingdom of the Kassites in Babylonia was called in ancient times, was the neighbor and rival of great powers such as Egypt, the Hittites, and Assyria. But while our knowledge of the latter kingdoms has made huge progress in the last decades, the Kassites have until recently been largely ignored by modern scholarship. Recently a number of scholars have embarked on research into different aspects of Late Bronze Age Babylonia. The desire to share the results of these new investigations resulted in an international conference, which was held at Munich University in July 2011. The presentations given at this meeting have been revised for publication in the current volume.This book gives an overview of current research on the Kassites and is the first larger survey of their culture ever. An invaluable introduction by Kassite expert Professor John A. Brinkman is followed by seventeen specialist contributions investigating different aspects of the Kassites. These include detailed historical, social, cultural, archaeological, and art historical studies concerning the Kassites from their first arrival in Mesopotamia, during the period when a Kassite Dynasty ruled Babylonia (c. 1595-1155 BC), and in the subsequent aftermath. Concentrating on southern Mesopotamia the contributions also discuss Kassite relations and presence in neighboring regions.The book is completed by a substantial bibliography and a detailed index.