Worrying trends in econophysics

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Stochastic behavioral asset pricing models and the stylized facts (2008, background): “…this approach appears questionable from a methodological viewpoint and has often been criticized by economists (Brock, 1999; Durlauf, 2005, Gallegatti et al., 2006): the ubiquitous declaration of statistical objects as fractal, self-similar or scaling has also been attacked in a recent…”
The Emergence of Econophysics: A New Approach in Modern Financial Theory (2013, background): “Jean-Philippe Bouchaud (2002) explained that the computerization of financial marketplaces has transformed financial market analysis into a true “empirical (rather than axiomatic)51 science” that makes it, according to econophysicists, “a natural area for physicists” (Gallegati et al. 2006, 1).”