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Re:Sociophysics and Econophysics, the Future of Social Science? by Moodles on Thursday September 27, 2018 @06:19AM (#18083250)
Well, I have first class degree in economics to be fair. I got the highest score across the university. I didn't just take one class and make my mind up. But I agree that doesn't make me an expert in the field. I also agree behavioral economics is a better direction. However, I'm just saying many strands of it need to use evidence more. A lot of models were kinda cute but also pretty silly. Game theory is a bit of a kafuffle -- Ariel Rubenstein agrees. I didn't see any predictions or studying of real-world data in my whole time studying it. The least we can agree on is that there should be way more of a focus on that for university level.
Re:Sociophysics and Econophysics, the Future of Social Science? by zwaps on Thursday September 27, 2018 @01:53PM (#18086966)
What sort of university did you go to where they don't do econometrics or macroeconomics, or international trade, or... all things where you can not open a textbook without being confronted with real life data?

The large majority of articles in top journals feature both mathematical theory and statistical&causal inference on real data.

Re:Sociophysics and Econophysics, the Future of Social Science? by Moodles on Thursday September 27, 2018 @06:31PM (#18089409)
The number one ranked one in the world for economics, actually.
Re:Sociophysics and Econophysics, the Future of Social Science? by smallnamespace on Thursday September 27, 2018 @09:47AM (#18084410)
> I didn't see any predictions or studying of real-world data in my whole time studying it

Econometrics is a major part of modern economics and attempts to do just that

Re:Sociophysics and Econophysics, the Future of Social Science? by grenoire on Thursday September 27, 2018 @10:07AM (#18084586)
It depends on the university that you have gone to, mine was very clear on the assumptions made and we were always critical about the content and its implications. I took several philosophy of economics classes throughout my degree as well. I wish you had a better introduction to the field though, and agree that universities should better educate their undergrads on the real-world aspects of the models at hand.