In these three essays, Professor Granger explains the process of constructing and evaluating an empirical model. Drawing on a wide range of cases and vignettes from economics, finance, politics and environment economics, as well as from art, literature, and the entertainment industry, Professor Granger combines rigor with intuition to provide a unique and entertaining insight into one of the most important subjects in modern economics. Chapter 1 deals with Specification. Chapter 2 considers Evaluation, and argues that insufficent evaluation is undertaken by economists, and that models should be evaluated in terms of the quality of their output. In Chapter 3, the question of how to evaluate forecasts is considered at several levels of increasing depth.

In these three essays, Professor Granger explains the process of constructing and evaluating an empirical model. Drawing on a wide range of cases and vignettes from economics, finance, politics and environment economics, as well as from art, literature, and the entertainment industry, Professor Granger combines rigour with intuition to provide a unique and entertaining insight into one of the most important subjects in modern economics. Chapter 1 deals with Specification. The process of specifying a model is discussed using deforestation in the Amazon region of Brazil as an illustration. Chapter 2 considers Evaluation, and argues that insufficent evaluation is undertaken by economists, and that models should be evaluated in terms of the quality of their output. In Chapter 3, the question of how to evaluate forecasts is considered at several levels of increasing depth and using a more sophisticated, technical approach than in the earlier two chapters.

A passionate theorist and socialist, Joan Robinson made major contributions to the field of economics during her lifetime. This collection gathers together outstanding material which not only illustrates Robinson's intellectual path but also documents the major debates in economic theory. The thematically organized volumes include:
Vol. 1: Part I, "Biographical Studies" * Part II, "Imperfect Competition" * Vol. 2: Part III, "Exploring Keynes" * Part IV, "Marxian Economics" * Vol. 3: Part V, "Accumulation" * Part VI, "Capital Theory" * Vol. 4: Part VII, "Capital Theory, Continued" * Vol. 5: Part VIII, "Economic Methodology" * Part IX, "Development Economics" * Part X, "An Introduction to Modern Economics" * Part XI, "Collections" * Part XII, "Joan Robinson and her Circle" * Part XIII, "Obituaries"