This study uses a pattern causality theory to identify the complex interdependence (positive, negative, and dark) and systemically-important individuals among the returns of 37 commodity futures in China. Positive and dark causality are found to play dominant and stable roles; both are closely...

In this conceptual paper, we discuss the evolutionary root causes of institutional complexity, defined as inherently incompatible prescriptions when different sources of institutions intersect at the same space and time. We suggest that societies are not delineated by clear-cut boundaries, but...

FranPyCisco Automation Solution V0.5 Toolkit is a PythonV3 programmed network automation solution tool which is aimed to simply the configuration complexity in a lab environment, small scale business and can be utilised for educational training purposes as well. This allows the user to configure...

This note offers a brief consideration of the quantitative data regarding U.S. manufacturing's net output (i.e. "value added") in aggregate and per capita terms, and shows that while some of the relevant data give an impression of strength, the long-term trend with regard to output, assets and...

Response times are a simple low-cost indicator of the process of reasoning in strategic games. In this paper, we leverage the dynamic nature of response-time data from repeated strategic interactions to measure the strategic complexity of a situation by how long people think on average when they...