A tale of paradigm clash: Simon, situated cognition and the interpretation of bounded rationality
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Keywords
Herbert A. Simon; bounded rationality; situated cognition theory; economics and cognitive psychology;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- B31 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought: Individuals - - - Individuals
- B41 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Economic Methodology - - - Economic Methodology
- D03 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Behavioral Microeconomics: Underlying Principles
- D80 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - General
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CBE-2015-05-30 (Cognitive and Behavioural Economics)
- NEP-EVO-2015-05-30 (Evolutionary Economics)
- NEP-HIS-2015-05-30 (Business, Economic and Financial History)
- NEP-HME-2015-05-30 (Heterodox Microeconomics)
- NEP-HPE-2015-05-30 (History and Philosophy of Economics)
- NEP-NEU-2015-05-30 (Neuroeconomics)
- NEP-PKE-2015-05-30 (Post Keynesian Economics)
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