"This book is original and powerful. It develops a Bayesian paradigm that embraces the reality of applied modeling, in which 'discoveries' of things previously unimagined are made regularly. It will be of immediate interest to all economists and statisticians who want to push Bayesian principles toward innovative practice (and who doesn't?)."—Francis X. Diebold, University of Pennsylvania "How do we know ... Read morewhether a statistical model is good enough for a particular economic research problem? To answer this question, John Geweke introduces the concept of incomplete models, showing how they can be effective tools for model building. This book is a significant contribution to econometrics—and a pleasure to read."—Richard Paap, Erasmus University Rotterdam "This excellent book seamlessly links many important econometric methods, models, and concepts."—Gary Koop, University of Strathclyde Show Less