Punctuated Equilibria in the Private Sector and the Stability of Market Systems

Policy Studies Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 417-436

  Epp, Derek A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Market efficiency; Policy change; Private sector; Punctuation equilibrium

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EXPENDITURE; MARKET SYSTEM; PRIVATE SECTOR; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TREND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84945465203     PISSN: 0190292X     EISSN: 15410072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/psj.12107     Document Type: Article

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