Rational choice vs. program-based behavior: Alternative theoretical approaches and their relevance for the study of institutions

Rationality and Society

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 7-54

  Vanberg, Viktor J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behavioral programs; Bounded rationality; Evolutionary psychology; Rational choice; Rule following

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036117216     PISSN: 10434631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043463102014001002     Document Type: Review

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