Economic fluctuations and statistical physics: The puzzle of large fluctuations

Nonlinear Dynamics

Volumn 44, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 329-340

  Stanley, H Eugene ^a   Gabaix, Xavier ^a   Gopikrishnan, Parameswaran ^a   Plerou, Vasiliki ^a  

^a USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Earthquakes; Econophysics; Phase transitions; Power law distributions

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; MARKETING;

ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS; EQUILIBRIUM PHASE; MARKET BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL PHYSICS;

STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

EID: 33744784828     PISSN: 0924090X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11071-006-2017-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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