Learning and behavioral stability: An economic interpretation of genetic algorithms

Journal of Evolutionary Economics

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 225-242

  Riechmann, Thomas ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computational economics; Evolutionary dynamics; Genetic algorithms; Learning; Markov process

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033473054     PISSN: 09369937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001910050082     Document Type: Article

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