Economics and the biologists: A review of Geerat J. Vermeij's Nature: An Economic History

Joel Mokyr*

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Abstract

This essay reviews and criticizes Vermeif's Nature: An Economic History and places it in the context of evolutionary economics. Vermeij presents a natural history written in what he considers economic terms and argues that biologists should know more about economics. While the exchanges between economics and biology can sometimes be hazardous and misleading, quite a bit could be learned by economists from reading this book.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1005-1013
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Economic Literature
Volume44
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2006
Externally publishedYes

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