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Choice matters

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  • Saras Sarasvathy

    (University of Virginia)

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The essay is a reflection on my conversations at the Humboldt Kreis connecting my understanding of entrepreneurship with the physics of the multiverse and the philosophy of free will.

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  • Saras Sarasvathy, 2020. "Choice matters," Mind & Society: Cognitive Studies in Economics and Social Sciences, Springer;Fondazione Rosselli, vol. 19(2), pages 311-315, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:minsoc:v:19:y:2020:i:2:d:10.1007_s11299-020-00243-3
    DOI: 10.1007/s11299-020-00243-3
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