Handbook of Research on Complexity

Edited by J. Barkley Rosser Jr., Professor of Economics and Kirby L. Cramer, Jr. Professor of Business Administration, James Madison University, US

Complexity research draws on complexity in various disciplines. This Handbook provides a comprehensive and current overview of applications of complexity theory in economics. The 15 chapters, written by leading figures in the field, cover such broad topic areas as conceptual issues, microeconomic market dynamics, aggregation and macroeconomics issues, econophysics and financial markets, international economic dynamics, evolutionary and ecological–environmental economics, and broader historical perspectives on economic complexity.

‘This volume is a solid introduction to the topics of economic complexity for both the general economist and provides new results that will interest the economists already well versed in the field of economic complexity.’
– Troy Tassier, Eastern Economic Journal

‘Complexity theory, complexity science, a general theory of complex systems: these subjects are the height of fashion and for good reason and so a book with this title is very welcome. . . a valuable book, particularly because the chapter-by-chapter bibliographies are a major resource. . . the strength of the book lies in its historical reviews and the bibliographies that support them. . . it will be an important reference book and will contribute to the larger complexity project yet to be undertaken.’
– Alan Wilson, Environment and Planning B