The microfoundations of business cycles: An evolutionary, multi-agent model

Journal of Evolutionary Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 413-432

  Dosi, Giovanni ^a   Fagiolo, Giorgio ^a   Roventini, Andrea ^a,b  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agent based computational economics; Endogenous business cycles; Evolutionary dynamics; Lumpy investment; Output fluctuations

Indexed keywords

EID: 47249156125     PISSN: 09369937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00191-008-0094-8     Document Type: Article

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