The microfoundations of macroeconomics: An evolutionary perspective

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-84

  van den Bergh, Jeroen C J M ^a   Gowdy, John M ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolutionary biology; Group selection; Hierarchical causation; Punctuated equilibrium; Sorting

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; ECONOMICS; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; MACROECONOMICS;

EID: 0037249341     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/27.1.65     Document Type: Article

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