On the plausibility of sunspot equilibria : SSimulations based on agent-based artificial stock markets

Journal of Economic Interaction and Coordination

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-41

  Chen, Shu Heng ^a   Liao, Chung Chih ^b   Chou, Pei Jung ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Agent based artificial stock markets; Genetic programming; Granger causality test; Sunspots

Indexed keywords

EID: 42749090395     PISSN: 1860711X     EISSN: 18607128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11403-008-0037-3     Document Type: Article

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