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Citation link: https://doi.org/10.26092/elib/208
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The Promises of a Naturalistic Approach: How Cultural Evolution Theory Can Inform (Evolutionary) Economics


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Authors: Cordes, Christian  
Publisher: Institute for Economic Research and Policy (IERP) 
Abstract: 
Humans are an ecologically extremely successful species. Underlying this achievement is our evolved unique adaptation for culture. Moreover, humans cultural capacity initiated a process of gene-culture coevolution that lead to a plethora of behavioral and cognitive dispositions on which cultural adaptation to challenging environments via cultural evolution rests. These characteristics of human cognition are highly relevant to any discipline dealing with human behavior. This article presents these outcomes of human phylogeny and discusses this naturalistic perspective s implications for (evolutionary) economics. Moreover, some fruitful applications of cultural evolution theory to the explanation of economic phenomena are provided.
Keywords: Economic theory development; Cultural evolution theory; Learning mechanisms; Human behavior in economic contexts
Issue Date: 2019
Journal/Edited collection: Bremen Papers on Economics & Innovation 
Pages: 29
Type: Artikel/Aufsatz
ISSN: 2629-3994
Secondary publication: no
DOI: 10.26092/elib/208
URN: urn:nbn:de:gbv:46-00107727-14
Institution: Universität Bremen 
Faculty: Fachbereich 07: Wirtschaftswissenschaft (FB 07) 
Institute: IERP - Institute for Economic Research and Policy 
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