The complexity Era in economics

Review of Political Economy

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 357-369

  Holt, Richard P F ^a   Rosser Jr , J Barkley ^b   Colander, David ^c  

^a SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 79960682167     PISSN: 09538259     EISSN: 14653982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09538259.2011.583820     Document Type: Article

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