Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society
Volume 2008 (2008), Article ID 219653, 18 pages
doi:10.1155/2008/219653
Research Article
A Stochastic Cobweb Dynamical Model
1Dipartimento di Istituzioni Economiche e Finanziarie, Università Degli Studi di Macerata, 62100 Mecerata, Italy
2Dipartimento di Matematica G. Castelnuovo, Università di Roma “La Sapienza”, 00185 Roma, Italy
Received 6 December 2007; Revised 31 March 2008; Accepted 29 May 2008
Academic Editor: Xue-Zhong He
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