Micro-macro links and microfoundations in sociology

Journal of Mathematical Sociology

Volumn 35, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 1-25

  Raub, Werner ^a   Buskens, Vincent ^a   van Assen, Marcel A L M ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agent based modeling; Analytical sociology; Micro macro link; Microfoundations; Rational choice; Simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551589461     PISSN: 0022250X     EISSN: 15455882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0022250X.2010.532263     Document Type: Editorial

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