SHIFTING SANDS: NON-LINEARITY, COMPLEXITY AND RANDOMNESS IN ECONOMICS
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Economic Surveys
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0950-0804
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6419.2011.00687.x