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G. Hanappi:
"The concept of choice: why and how innovative behaviour is not just stochastic";
Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 18 (2008), S. 275 - 289.

The goal of this paper is to highlight the importance of the concept of
choice. To do so, a synopsis of the most important contributions to this topic-
featuring an eclectic set of scholars across disciplines-is provided. As central to the
argument, John von Neumann´s contributions, game theory and simulation
techniques on von Neumann machines, are identified. Innovation (economic and
theoretic) as the driving force behind human evolution seems to head for a new
scientific paradigm based on von Neumann´s ideas.

Game theory . John von Neumann . Innovation . Concept of choice . Innovative behaviour

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00191-007-0086-0