演講者簡介 : Prof. Hsiang-Ke Chao為Ph.D. in Economics, University of Amsterdam（2002）。
現為國立清華大學經濟系助理教授。
其主要研究領域為經濟學方法論、經濟學與計量經濟學思想史、總體經濟學、科學哲學。
演講摘要 : This article investigates the notion of structure in special science(economics) and philosophy of science. The first part of this article distinguishes between two types of notion of structure in econometrics. The theory view of structure is to consider whether the particular chosen theory is true, while it is asserted in the invariance view of structure that structure is understood in terms of invariance under interventions. The ways of measuring structure in the history of econometrics are illustrated. The second part discusses the structural approach towards measurement in philosophy of science, and related issues regarding the constitution of the structure of scientific theories. Finally we provide a methodological rationale behind the interconnection between the discussion of structure in econometrics and philosophy of science.
