《影响》: 在我所写的社论中,我对于经济学作为一门精密科学的说法作了苛刻的评论。因此我的第一个问题是,考虑到该学科的奥秘性质,你怎么能够在你的模拟过程中满怀信心地去使用任何经济模型呢? 米道斯: 经济学涉及研究分配稀有资源的程序,以便达到一组竞争的目标。这个领域包括一大批各色各样的经验材料、因果假说、规范性陈述、模型以及分析结果。由于大多数经济学家专心致志于西方工业社会短期货币流通的动力学,所以该领域的大部分内容便 Impact: In my editorial, I made a harsh comment on economics as a science of precision. So my first question is how, given the mystery nature of the subject, how can you use any economic model with confidence in your simulations? M. Mauds: Economics involves studying the process of allocating scarce resources, In order to achieve a set of competitive goals. This area includes a vast array of experience materials, causal hypotheses, normative statements, models, and analysis results. As most economists concentrate on the dynamics of short-term money circulation in Western industrial societies, most of the content in this area