But whether you're a fresh water economist or a salt water one, empiricalanalysis - working out what's actually going on in the economy - depends on knowing the facts.
Empirical investigation as posited by Morphological Analysis and more generally by others is currently the most effective means of testing complex or wicked problems such as cyber security.
My company LRN conducted an independent statistical analysis of how things actually work at companies, small and large, derived from a lengthy and rigorous empirical study of observations from 36, 000 employees in 18 countries conducted by the Boston Research Group, The Center for Effective Organizations at University of Southern California and Research Data Technology, Inc.