Presumably such price signals coordinate between spatially-separated organs with specialized roles in various physiological “supply chains”. That should lead to general equilibrium models, and questions of convexity and stability.
Can we back out an implied discount rate for the body’s long-term energy stores?
Yet when I run a google search for the obvious phrase “econophysiology”, I get back five results, most of which appear to be misspellings. (I feel like I ought to write something right now just to call dibs on the name.)
Does anyone know of sources on this sort of thing? Is there a name for it?
[Question] Applications of Economic Models to Physiology?
Applying economic models to physiology seems really obvious. For instance:
Surely the body uses price signals to match production to consumption of various metabolites. Insulin as a price signal for glucose is one example.
Presumably such price signals coordinate between spatially-separated organs with specialized roles in various physiological “supply chains”. That should lead to general equilibrium models, and questions of convexity and stability.
Can we back out an implied discount rate for the body’s long-term energy stores?
Yet when I run a google search for the obvious phrase “econophysiology”, I get back five results, most of which appear to be misspellings. (I feel like I ought to write something right now just to call dibs on the name.)
Does anyone know of sources on this sort of thing? Is there a name for it?