Quantitative and Computational Approaches in the Social Studies of Economics

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Authors

  • Aurélien Goutsmedt
  • François Claveau
  • Catherine Herfeld

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  • Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)
  • Universite de Sherbrooke
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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)147-161
Number of pages15
JournalOEconomia
Volume13
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - 2023

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Quantitative and Computational Approaches in the Social Studies of Economics. / Goutsmedt, Aurélien; Claveau, François; Herfeld, Catherine.
In: OEconomia, Vol. 13, No. 2, 2023, p. 147-161.

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Goutsmedt, A, Claveau, F & Herfeld, C 2023, 'Quantitative and Computational Approaches in the Social Studies of Economics', OEconomia, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 147-161. https://doi.org/10.4000/oeconomia.15799
Goutsmedt, A., Claveau, F., & Herfeld, C. (2023). Quantitative and Computational Approaches in the Social Studies of Economics. OEconomia, 13(2), 147-161. https://doi.org/10.4000/oeconomia.15799
Goutsmedt A, Claveau F, Herfeld C. Quantitative and Computational Approaches in the Social Studies of Economics. OEconomia. 2023;13(2):147-161. doi: 10.4000/oeconomia.15799
Goutsmedt, Aurélien ; Claveau, François ; Herfeld, Catherine. / Quantitative and Computational Approaches in the Social Studies of Economics. In: OEconomia. 2023 ; Vol. 13, No. 2. pp. 147-161.
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