Aggregation of heterogeneous interacting agents: The variant representative agent framework

Journal of Economic Interaction and Coordination

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 5-19

  Gallegati, M ^a   Palestrini, A ^b   Gatti, D Delli ^c   Scalas, E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

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EID: 33746153110     PISSN: 1860711X     EISSN: 18607128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11403-006-0001-z     Document Type: Article

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