Complexity and the economy / W. Brian Arthur.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Arthur, W. Brian, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evolutionary economics.

Economics--Psychological aspects.

Economics.

Technological complexity.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (236 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

1 Complexity Economics: A Different Framework for Economic Thought 1

2 Inductive Reasoning and Bounded Rationality: The El Farol Problem 30

3 Asset Pricing under Endogenous Expectations in an Artificial Stock Market / W. Brian Arthur Arthur, W. Brian, John H. Holland Holland, John H., Blake LeBaron LeBaron, Blake, Richard Palmer Palmer, Richard, Paul Tayler Tayler, Paul 39

4 Competing Technologies, Increasing Returns, and Lock-In by Historical Events 69

5 Process and Emergence in the Economy / W. Brian Arthur Arthur, W. Brian, Steven N. Durlauf Durlauf, Steven N., David A. Lane Lane, David A. 89

6 All Systems Will Be Gamed: Exploitive Behavior in Economic and Social Systems 103

7 The Evolution of Technology within a Simple Computer Model / W. Brian Arthur Arthur, W. Brian, Wolfgang Polak Polak, Wolfgang 119

8 The Economy Evolving as Its Technologies Evolve 134

9 On the Evolution of Complexity 144

10 Cognition: The Black Box of Economics 158

11 The End of Certainty in Economics 171

12 Complexity and the Economy 182.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

Other Format:

Print version: Arthur, W. Brian. Complexity and the economy.

ISBN:

9780199334308

OCLC:

891381774

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.