Applying memetics to financial markets: Do markets evolve towards efficiency?

Journal of Memetics

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 1-12

  Frank, Joshua ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Financial Market Efficiency; Market Evolution; Memetics; Natural Selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 2942634509     PISSN: 13664786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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