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Uncertainty, Difficulty, and Complexity

Scott E. Page

Research in Economics from Santa Fe Institute

Abstract: In this paper, I formally define uncertainty, difficulty, and complexity both as measures of problems and environments and as analytic paragdigms and discuss the importance of the difficulty and uncertainty paradigms in the study of institutions.

 
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