A new formal approach to evolutionary processes in socioeconomic systems

Journal of Evolutionary Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-15

  Wallace, Rodrick ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coevolution; Cognition; Competition; Information theory; Interaction; Punctuated equilibrium; Selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872262531     PISSN: 09369937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00191-011-0237-1     Document Type: Article

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