Evolutionary demand: A model for boundedly rational consumers

Journal of Evolutionary Economics

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1029-1080

  Valente, Marco ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bounded rationality; Consumer theory; Evolutionary economics; Market structure; Marketing and preferences; Simulation models

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869224340     PISSN: 09369937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00191-012-0290-4     Document Type: Article

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