Abstract
The article is an immanent critique of mainstream microeconomics, particularly of its treatment of time. In support of that, a behavioral microeconomic paradigm is formulated. The article includes an analysis of sets of transactions that require positive time intervals for their completion such that they are not comprehended within Arrow-Hahn general equilibria criteria.
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