Transmutability, generalised darwinism and the limits to conceptual integration

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 209-225

  Brown, Christopher ^a  

^a ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

B41; B52; D01; Generalised darwinism; Generalised Darwinism; Neuro economics

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC THEORY; MODELING; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84867346451     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: 14643545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/bes016     Document Type: Article

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