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Kurt Dopfer is the Professor at the Department of Economics, University Of St. Gallen , Switzerland, and also the co-director of the Institute for National Economics. Dopfer is best known for several contributions in Evolutionary Economics , such as the axiomatization of evolutionary economic approach (Dopfer, 2001). In his recent publication, Dopfer (2004) argues that a concept of ''homo oeconomicus'' has to be replaced by the concept of rule-based agent, ''homo sapiens oeconomicus''. Dopfer with co-authors (Dopfer, Foster, Potts, 2004) has also espoused the introduction of intermediate level of analysis in economics, apart from micro- (individual) and macro- (aggregate) level. The meso-level is where collective behaviour patterns are established, and where Institution s operate. This level works as an intermediary linking micro-level interactions and macro-level dynamics. Thus, importance of institutions in economic analysis is emphasized. (See also Mesoeconomics , John Kenneth Galbraith ) Publications
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