Ordinaries 9: How to Write a Biological Economics Article

Authors

Terence C. Burnham, Chapman UniversityFollow
Jay Phelan, University of California, Los Angeles

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-24-2022

Abstract

This paper outlines an approach for writing biological economic articles. There is a schism within economics between neoclassical and behavioral schools. Biology holds the promise of a modern synthesis of these apparently competing theories. Natural selection favors maximization analogous to the sort assumed by neoclassical economics. Behavior, however, is produced by specific physiologic machinery that sometimes produces non-maximizing behavior, primarily in evolutionarily novel settings, such as modern cities.

Comments

This article was originally published in Journal of Bioeconomics, volume 24, in 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10818-022-09326-2

Recommended Citation

Burnham, T.C., Phelan, J. Ordinaries 9: How to write a biological economics article. J Bioecon 24, 117–131 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10818-022-09326-2

Peer Reviewed

1

Copyright

Springer