From Evolutionary Biology to Economics and Back: Parallels and Crossings between Economics and Evolution

From Evolutionary Biology to Economics and Back
	Parallels and Crossings between Economics and Evolution
	Copyright
	Acknowledgments
	Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
	References
Chapter 2: Preliminary Reflections: Analogical Reasoning Between Economics and Biology
	2.1 Nature of Analogies
	2.2 Depth of Analogies
	2.3 Use of Analogies
	2.4 Analogies Between Biology and Economics
	2.5 Integral Analogies
	2.6 Substantial Analogies
	2.7 Formal Analogies
	2.8 Universal Darwinism
	2.9 Field Origin of Studied Analogies
	References
Chapter 3: Keywords in Economics and Evolutionary Biology: Twenty Five Concepts
	3.1 Adaptation/Learning
		3.1.1 Evolutionary Biology (J. Gayon)
			Adaptation in the Sense of the Optimal Solution to an  Environmental Challenge (1)
			Adaptation in the Sense of the Variable, Relative Efficiency of an Organism’s Solution to Dealing with an  Environmental Challenge (2)
			Observed Differential Reproductive Success (Realized Fitness) (3)
			Expected Reproductive Success (Expected Fitness) (4)
		3.1.2 Economics (B. Walliser)
		3.1.3 Synthesis
	3.2 Altruism
		3.2.1 Evolutionary Biology (J.-B. André)
			Certain Behaviors Are Altruistic in the Psychological Sense, but Not in the Evolutionary Sense
			Is the Evolutionary Definition of Altruism Too Strict?
			Kin Selection Does Not Imply Kin Recognition
		3.2.2 Economics (M. Cozic)
		3.2.3 Synthesis
	3.3 Chance/Uncertainty
		3.3.1 Evolutionary Biology (P. Huneman)
		3.3.2 Economics (B. Walliser)
		3.3.3 Synthesis
	3.4 Classification
		3.4.1 Evolutionary Biology (P. Huneman)
		3.4.2 Economics (B. Walliser)
		3.4.3 Synthesis
	3.5 Communication/Signalling
		3.5.1 Evolutionary Biology (J.-B. André)
			Evolution of Communication
			Stability of Communication
		3.5.2 Economics (M. Cozic)
			Signalling Situations
			Mechanism Design
		3.5.3 Synthesis
	3.6 Competition
		3.6.1 Evolutionary Biology (J. Gayon)
		3.6.2 Economics (M. Cozic)
		3.6.3 Synthesis
	3.7 Constraints/Trade-off
		3.7.1 Evolutionary Biology (P. Huneman)
		3.7.2 Economics (M. Cozic)
		3.7.3 Synthesis
	3.8 Cooperation
		3.8.1 Evolutionary Biology (J.-B. André)
			Reciprocity
			Interdependent Cooperation
		3.8.2 Economics (M. Cozic)
		3.8.3 Synthesis
	3.9 Crisis
		3.9.1 Evolutionary Biology (S. De Monte)
		3.9.2 Economics (B. Walliser)
		3.9.3 Synthesis
	3.10 Cycles
		3.10.1 Evolutionary Biology (S. De Monte)
		3.10.2 Economics (B. Walliser)
		3.10.3 Synthesis
	3.11 Development/Growth
		3.11.1 Evolutionary Biology (J. Gayon)
		3.11.2 Economics (M. Cozic)
		3.11.3 Synthesis
	3.12 Diversity
		3.12.1 Evolutionary Biology (S. De Monte)
		3.12.2 Economics (M. Cozic)
		3.12.3 Synthesis
	3.13 Equilibrium
		3.13.1 Evolutionary Biology (S. De Monte)
		3.13.2 Economics (B. Walliser)
		3.13.3 Synthesis
	3.14 Fitness/Utility
		3.14.1 Evolutionary Biology (P. Huneman)
		3.14.2 Economics (B. Walliser)
		3.14.3 Synthesis
	3.15 Heredity/Transmission
		3.15.1 Evolutionary Biology (S. De Monte)
		3.15.2 Economics (B. Walliser)
		3.15.3 Synthesis
	3.16 Information
		3.16.1 Evolutionary Biology (J. Martens)
		3.16.2 Economics (B. Walliser)
		3.16.3 Synthesis
	3.17 Market
		3.17.1 Evolutionary Biology (J.-B. André)
			Sexual Market
			Mutualism
			How Cooperation Evolved
		3.17.2 Economics (M. Cozic)
		3.17.3 Synthesis
	3.18 Mutation/Innovation
		3.18.1 Evolutionary Biology (J. Gayon)
		3.18.2 Economics (B. Walliser)
		3.18.3 Synthesis
	3.19 Optimality
		3.19.1 Evolutionary Biology (P. Huneman)
		3.19.2 Economics (M. Cozic)
		3.19.3 Synthesis
	3.20 Organizational Levels
		3.20.1 Evolutionary Biology (J.-B. André)
		3.20.2 Economics (M. Cozic)
		3.20.3 Synthesis
	3.21 Population
		3.21.1 Evolutionary Biology (P. Huneman)
		3.21.2 Economics (M. Cozic)
		3.21.3 Synthesis
	3.22 Resource/Investment
		3.22.1 Evolutionary Biology (P. Huneman)
		3.22.2 Economics (B. Walliser)
		3.22.3 Synthesis
	3.23 Selection
		3.23.1 Evolutionary Biology (J. Martens)
		3.23.2 Economics (B. Walliser)
		3.23.3 Synthesis
	3.24 Strategic Interactions
		3.24.1 Evolutionary Biology (P. Huneman)
		3.24.2 Economics (B. Walliser)
		3.24.3 Synthesis
	3.25 Time Scales
		3.25.1 Evolutionary Biology (S. De Monte)
		3.25.2 Economics (B. Walliser)
		3.25.3 Synthesis
Chapter 4: Concluding Remarks 1: The Relevance of the Studied Analogies According to Their Field Origin and System Characteristics
	4.1 The Relevance of Studied Analogies According to Ontological Features
	4.2 Analogies Rooted in One Basic Field
	4.3 Analogies Derived from Decision and Game Theory
	4.4 Analogies Grounded in Ontological Frames
	4.5 Analogies in Structure
	4.6 Analogies in Behavior
	4.7 Analogies in Evolution
	4.8 Frequency of Analogies
	4.9 Past Use of Analogies
	4.10 Future of Analogies
	References
Chapter 5: Concluding Remarks 2: Economics and Evolutionary Biology: An Overview of Their (Recent) Interactions
	5.1 Evolutionary Game Theory
	5.2 Evolutionary Economics
	5.3 Evolutionary Behavioral Economics
	5.4 What’s Next?
	References