Buyalskaya, Anastasia and Gallo, Marcos and Camerer, Colin F. (2019) The Golden Age of Social Science. . (Unpublished) https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20200327-125416584
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Abstract
In this short essay we argue that social science is entering a golden age, marked by explosive growth in new data and analytic methods, interdisciplinarity, and a recognition that both of those ingredients are necessary to solve hard problems.Two examples are given to illustrate these themes, which are behavioral economics and social networks. Numerous other specific study examples are then given. We also address the challenges that accompany the three positive trends, which include informatics, career incentives, and the search for unifying frameworks.
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| Additional Information: | Date Written: November 13, 2019; Posted: 27 Nov 2019. We thank Fred Blum, Jonathan Katz, Joseph Henrich, Philip Hoffman, Scott Page, and Jerry Davis for helpful comments and discussions on related concepts in social science. We are grateful for the support of the T&C Chen Center (Fellowships for MG and AB, support for CFC), the Behavioral and Neuroeconomics Discovery Fund (for CFC), and especially Trilience (for CFC) for a longstanding interest in, and financial support of this topic. | ||||||||
| Group: | Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute for Neuroscience | ||||||||
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| Subject Keywords: | data analytics, golden age | ||||||||
| Classification Code: | JEL: D03 | ||||||||
| Record Number: | CaltechAUTHORS:20200327-125416584 | ||||||||
| Persistent URL: | https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20200327-125416584 | ||||||||
| Official Citation: | Buyalskaya, Anastasia and Gallo, Marcos and Camerer, Colin F., The Golden Age of Social Science (November 13, 2019). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3486314 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3486314 | ||||||||
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| ID Code: | 102147 | ||||||||
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| Deposited By: | Tony Diaz | ||||||||
| Deposited On: | 27 Mar 2020 20:51 | ||||||||
| Last Modified: | 21 Jul 2020 16:08 |
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