Advances in Econometrics: Volume 2

• 9. Econometric metaphors Edward E. Leamer; 10. Econometric methodology: a personal perspective David F. Hendry; 11. Making economics credible Christopher A. Sims; 12. The empirical analysis of tax reforms Mervyn A. King; 13. Tests for liquidity constraints: a critical survey and some new observations Fumio Hayashi; 14. Life-cycle models of consumption: is the evidence consistent with the theory? Angus Deaton; 15. A framework for relating microeconomic and macroeconomic evidence on intertemporal substitution Thomas E. MaCurdy; 16. The short run behavior of labor supply Stephen J. Nickell; 17. Some pitfalls in applied general equilibrium modelling Jean Waelbroeck; 18. Operationalising Walras: experience with recent applied general equilibrium tax models John Whalley.

'A very interesting collection of papers, as accessible to the general economist as to the specialist.' The Economic Journal