This paper presents an exploratory memetic perspective on the diffusion pattern of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. More precisely, the paper contributes to research on social learning, cultural evolution, and social contagion by shedding light on endogenous (meme-related) as well as exogenous...

This chapter provides a general editorial introduction to the book, positions it in the literature, and explains its rationale and contribution. This book is a collection of previously unpublished and already published work on what the author calls "economemetics". All in all, this book presents...

This chapter provides an overview of memetics, starting with relevant terminology and examples of applications of memetics in other disciplines in Sect. 2.1. Section 2.2 highlights important contributions as well as cornerstones of the so-called "meme's eye view". Section 2.3 turns to some of...

The paper presented in this chapter contributes to evolutionary approaches in economics and related disciplines by discussing the potential of a memetic perspective. The central aim of this endeavor is to reveal and establish connections between various rather fragmented lines of research. The...

This chapter addresses some important issues that have not received sufficient attention in the previous chapters. It should be noted, however, that each topic would justify a full paper or perhaps even a book in its own right. Therefore, this general discussion strives for conciseness rather...

This chapter concludes the book by explicitly stating some general limitations and by providing a summary and an outlook. The four general limitations acknowledged here are conceptual ambiguity, under-representation of creativity (or remix), neglect of co-evolution, and the unresolved question...