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by belter 1351 days ago
Is Economics a Science? - https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/030315/economics-sc....

"Economics is generally regarded as a social science, although some critics of the field argue that economics falls short of the definition of a science for a number of reasons, including a lack of testable hypotheses, lack of consensus, and inherent political overtones. Despite these arguments, economics shares the combination of qualitative and quantitative elements common to all social sciences..."

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I remember participating in many experimental economics experiments (think behavioral psychology experiments and other such ways to test micro economic theory) that were very reproducible while in College.