Computational economics and economic theory: Substitutes or complements?

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 907-942

  Judd, Kenneth L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computational approach; Theoretical analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031161479     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0165-1889(97)00010-9     Document Type: Article

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