Economic Behavior—Evolutionary Versus Behavioral Perspectives

Biological Theory

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 388-398

  Witt, Ulrich ^a  

^a Growth and Public Policy   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behavioral economics; Decision heuristics; Development; Evolutionary economics; Growth; Motivation; Preferences; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903898932     PISSN: 15555542     EISSN: 15555550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13752-012-0035-5     Document Type: Article

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