Call for book or chapter proposals: Advances on Economic Methodology - EXTENDED DEADLINE: Nov 11

Vernon Press invites book proposals on economic methods, broadly construed. All economics-based schools of thought are encouraged to submit. Other disciplines are encouraged to submit, as long as the methods described are applicable to contemporary research in economics.

The past decade has seen many exciting developments in economic methods. The methodological toolbox of economists has both deepened and diversified. Improved methods for handling time series, cross-section, panel and multilevel or hierarchical data are now available. Experimental methods have taken a foothold and contributed to the renaissance of behavioral economics. Input-output analysis has revealed global value chains and has provided a fresh perspective on economic development. IT developments, including a multitude of free, open source software tools have democratized the use of advanced methods. The pervasiveness of the web, the proliferation of sensors and a greater proclivity towards openness and sharing provide many opportunities for novel empirical applications, including vast administrative records, e-commerce transactions, social networks, scientific and technical information and other forms of “Big Data”. As a result, computer programming and database management are skills increasingly used and demanded in current economics research.