Introduction: Taking Structure Seriously -- Structure And Its Measurement In Econometrics -- Theory, Structure And Models -- Two Strands Of Demand Analysis -- Trygve Haavelmo And Measuring The Structure Of The Consumption Function -- Milton Friedman And The Emergence Of The Permanent Income Hypothesis -- Professor Hendry's Econometric Methodology Reconsidered: Congruence And Structural Empiricism -- A Structure Of The Consumption Function -- Conclusion. Hsiang-ke Chao. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [143]-157) And Index.