Paul C concluded [OPE-L:3566] with:
> It is testimony to the imaturity of Marxian economic research that such
> a body of reproducible results has only started to be built up in the
> last 30 years or so. I am much encouraged however by the scrupulous care
> and high standards of empirical work in the new generation of
> researchers trained at places like the New School who will, I am sure,
> provide us with a much broader and deeper collection of empirical
> evidence.
I address the following comments to all those who are either doing
empirical research now or plan to be doing that research in the future:
-- a crucial initial step in the development of any research project
(theoretical or empirical) is the *specification* of the significance
(political, historical, analytical) of the subject to be investigated.
With that in mind, I ask the following question:
-- what are the specific areas of empirical research that listmembers
believe *need* to be investigated?
This is not a rhetorical question. Indeed, I think it would be very useful
for us to list and discuss the different research topics that we feel
require greater research.
Who would like to take a bite? Don't be shy. We have quite a few people on
this list who are either doing now or have done empirical research.
Answering the above question might be a point of departure for getting
feedback from others on your ideas for empirical work.
In Solidarity,
Jerry