An age structured demographic theory of technological change

Journal of Evolutionary Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 787-820

  Mercure, Jean François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discrete choice theory; Evolutionary economics; Lotka Volterra; Replicator dynamics; Technology transitions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84942367510     PISSN: 09369937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00191-015-0413-9     Document Type: Article

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