Evolutionary Computation in Economics and Finance: An Overview of the Book

Abstract

Being a start-off of the first volume on evolutionary computation in economics and finance, this chapter proposes an overview of the volume. The 20 contributed chapters of this volume are separated into three parts, namely, games, agent-based modeling and financial engineering. The reader will find himself/herself treading the path of the history of this research area, from the fledgling stage to the burgeoning era.