The indirect evolutionary approach: Bridging the gap between rationality and adaptation

Rationality and Society

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 377-399

  Güth, Werner ^a   Kliemt, Hartmut ^b,c  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^c Center for Study of Public Choice   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergent rationality; Rational choice modeling; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347667006     PISSN: 10434631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104346398010003005     Document Type: Article

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