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Conventions and structures in economic organization : markets, networks, and hierarchies

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Beyond the representative agent

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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...

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, economic growth in China must transform from an inputs-driven pattern, to a productivity-driven pattern. Academics, researchers …

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Productivity in Asia : economic growth and competitiveness

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