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Bergstrom, Theodore C. - EconWPA - 1995

of the family. The discussion references many papers from anthropology and biology. Because of the intimate connection … family from the study of evolutionary biology. Given the increased prevalence in recent decades of unwed parenthood, divorce … between the family and reproduction, it should not be surprising that there is much to be learned about the economics of the …

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A Logic of Multi-Level Change of Routines

Nooteboom, B. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2005

This paper tries to account for endogenous change of multi-level routines in terms of nested cycles of discovery, in a hierarchy of scripts.Higher-level scripts constitute the selection environment for lower level ones.On any level, a cycle of discovery proceeds from established dominant...

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The nature of human altruism

Fehr, Ernst; Fischbacher, Urs - EconWPA - 2004

towards the importance of both theories of cultural evolution as well as gene–culture co-evolution. …

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Did the US Infertility Health Insurance Mandates Affect the Timing of First Birth?

Ohinata, A. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2011

From 1977-2001, 15 US states mandated health insurance providers to offer coverage for infertility treatment. Although the majority of the past literature has studied impacts on older women who are likely to seek treatment, this paper proposes that the mandates may have had a wider impact on the...

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Organization, Evolution, Cognition and Dynamic Capabilities

Nooteboom, B. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2006

Using insights from 'embodied cognition' and a resulting 'cognitive theory of the firm', I aim to contribute to the further development of evolutionary theory of organizations, in the specification of organizations as 'interactors' that carry organizational competencies as 'replicators', within...

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The Role and Evolution of Central Authorities

Frijters, Paul; Tieman, Alexander F. - EconWPA - 1999

In this paper we consider the way in which authorities arise in response to the need for coordination. In a model of local interaction, an authority is understood as a self-enforcing coordination selection structure, where the threat of violence ensures compliance. Such authorities form if...

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An Evolutionary Analysis of Bagwell's Example

Oechssler, Jorg; Schlag, Karl - EconWPA - 1997

In a recent paper Bagwell (1995) pointed out that only the Cournot outcome, but not the Stackelberg outcome, can be supported by a pure Nash equilibrium when actions of the Stackelberg leader are observed with the slightest error. The Stackelberg outcome, however, remains close to the outcome of...

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Virtual Branding: Turning a stone into a Jewel

Ward, David; Secondi, Dario - EconWPA - 2005

This short paper discusses the evolution of branding and its projection in the near and distant future. In particular … paper also looks at the transition from lifestyles to mindstyles, the evolution of the consumer and how these link to … branding evolution. …

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Ideologies, Beliefs, and Economic Advice - A Cognitive- Evolutionary View on Economic Policy-Making

Slembeck, Tilman - EconWPA - 2000

Economists often perceive the “ideological beliefs“ held by political actors as obstacles to rational policy-making. In contrast, it is argued that ideologies have characteristics that appear desirable in policy- making in that they allow political actors to credibly commit themselves to...

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Tracing Cultural Evolution Through Memetics

Sartika, Tiktik Dewi - EconWPA - 2004

Viewing human being, as a part of evolution process is still a controversial issue for some people, in fact the … evolution runs. As a sociocultural entity, human being has distinctive characters in its evolution process. A Theory inherited …-organized sociocultural complexity, may only be, at the moment, answered by what Dawkins says as memetic evolution with meme as the replicator …

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