The impossibility of an effective theory of policy in a complex economy
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Keywords
theory of policy; dynamical system; computation universality; recursive rule; complex economy;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C60 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - General
- E60 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - General
- E61 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Policy Objectives; Policy Designs and Consistency; Policy Coordination
- E69 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Other
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CBE-2005-09-29 (Cognitive and Behavioural Economics)
- NEP-MAC-2005-09-29 (Macroeconomics)
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