Using computational methods to perform counterfactual analyses of formal theories

Rationality and Society

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 295-323

  Martin, Andrew D ^a   Quinn, Kevin M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Counterfactuals; Discrete optimization; Genetic algorithms; Robustness

Indexed keywords

EID: 21344432486     PISSN: 10434631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104346396008003004     Document Type: Article

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