Beyond the representative agent
By: edited by Mauro Gallegati and Alan Kirman
Contributors: Gallegati, M.; Kirman, A. P
Publisher: Edward Elgar
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Cheltenham, UK; Nothampton, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 348
Subjects: Macroeconomics; Social interaction; Economics -- Sociological aspects
Description: "This challenging book extends standard economic theory to take into account the presence of heterogeneity among economic agents. It argues for an approach to economic analysis which regards the economy as an interactive system with heterogeneous agents and not simply a system which treats aggregates as some 'representative' individual."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index