Optimal search on a technology landscape

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 141-166

  Kauffman, Stuart ^a   Lobo, José ^b   Macready, William G ^a  

^a BiosGroup Inc   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

C61; C63; Combinatorial optimization; L20; O3; Optimal search; Production recipes; Search distance; Technology landscape

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038708614     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-2681(00)00114-1     Document Type: Article

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