Evolution and Path Dependence in Economic Ideas

Evolution and Path Dependence in Economic Ideas
Author: Pierre Garrouste,Stavros Ioannides,European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy
Publsiher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2001-01-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1781950229

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Since the 1980s there has been a renewed interest in attempts to introduce a sense of history into economic literature. In this text, the authors argue that it is not possible to explain a state of the world without first analyzing the processes that lead to that state.

The Evolution of Path Dependence

The Evolution of Path Dependence
Author: Lars Magnusson,Jan Ottosson
Publsiher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2009-01-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781848449268

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The notion and interpretation of path dependence have been discussed and utilized in various social sciences during the last two decades. This innovative book provides significant new insights onto how the different applications of path dependence have developed and evolved. The authors suggest that there has been a definite evolution from applications of path dependence in the history of technology towards other fields of social science. They also discuss the various definitions of path dependence (strong or weak) and explore the potential applications of path dependence in new areas such as political economy and economic geography. With new perspectives on how the debate surrounding path dependence has evolved, this book will strongly appeal to postgraduate students and scholars of economic history, economic geography, political science and business studies.

Intellectual Path Dependence in Economics

Intellectual Path Dependence in Economics
Author: Altug Yalcintas
Publsiher: Routledge
Total Pages: 189
Release: 2016-03-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781317704690

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Is economics always self-corrective? Do erroneous theorems permanently disappear from the market of economic ideas? Intellectual Path Dependence in Economics argues that errors in economics are not always corrected. Although economists are often critical and open-minded, unfit explanations are nonetheless able to reproduce themselves. The problem is that theorems sometimes survive the intellectual challenges in the market of economic ideas even when they are falsified or invalidated by criticism and an abundance of counter-evidence. A key question which often gets little or no attention is: why do economists not reject theories when they have been refuted by evidence and falsified by philosophical reasoning? This book explores the answer to this question by examining the phenomenon of intellectual path dependence in the history of economic thought. It argues that the key reason why economists do not reject refuted theories is the epistemic costs of starting to use new theories. Epistemic costs are primarily the costs of scarcity of the most valued element in academic production: time. Epistemic scarcity overwhelmingly dominates the evolution of scientific research in such a way that when researchers start off a new research project, they allocate time between replicable and un-replicable research. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in the methodology, philosophy and history of economics.

Evolutionary Economics and Path Dependence

Evolutionary Economics and Path Dependence
Author: Lars Magnusson,Jan Ottosson
Publsiher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 248
Release: 1997
Genre: Evolutionary economics
ISBN: UCSC:32106013477259

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This text presents theoretical and empirical work on economic change, learning processes, institutional change, choice and path dependency. It discusses institutional change in the communications and transport sectors of the economy and shows how path dependency occurs and develops.

Path Dependence and Creation

Path Dependence and Creation
Author: Raghu Garud,Peter Karnoe
Publsiher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 474
Release: 2013-05-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781135706319

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The editors, aware of the recent work in evolutionary theory and the science of chaos and complexity, challenge the sometimes deterministic flavor of this subject. They are interested in uncovering the place of agency in these theories that take history so seriously. In the end, they are as interested in path creation and destruction as they are in path dependence. This book is compiled of both theoretical and empirical writings. It shows relatively well-known industries, such as the automobile, biotechnology, and semi-conductor industries in a new light. It also invites the reader to learn more about medical practices, wind power, lasers, and synthesizers. Primarily written for academicians, researchers, and Ph.D. students in fields related to technology management, this book is research-oriented and will appeal to all managers.

The Hidden Dynamics of Path Dependence

The Hidden Dynamics of Path Dependence
Author: G. Schreyögg,J. Sydow
Publsiher: Springer
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2009-11-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780230274075

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The theory of path dependence continues to attract great interest in a range of disciplines. An increasing number of scholars have started to explicitly use this theory for studying organizational inertia and institutional rigidities. This volume presents a collection of papers from various international conferences that address these issues.

The Evolution of Economic Institutions

The Evolution of Economic Institutions
Author: Geoffrey Martin Hodgson
Publsiher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2007-01-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781847207036

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This volume documents in a unique manner the momentum the institutionalist, evolutionary research agenda has regained over the past two decades. The thought-provoking contributions come from prominent authors with a rather heterogeneous theoretical background. Nonetheless, they all convene in elaborating on issues that have always been at the core of the institutionalist agenda and show how these issues relate to cutting edge research in modern economics. Ulrich Witt, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Jena, Germany This excellent EAEPE Reader brings together a range of perspectives on the role of institutions in economics. It is very well structured, with parts on microeconomics, macroeconomics, markets and economic evolution. Each part contains chapters written by renowned experts in their respective fields and there is an authoritative introductory chapter by the editor. This Reader is invaluable for economics students and academic economists wishing to better understand how institutions and individual behaviours interact in the economic system. Much of standard economic analysis either ignores institutions or makes overly restrictive assumptions about them the authors in this book show, persuasively, that economics, without an adequate treatment of institutions and institutional change, is of very little scientific worth. John Foster, The University of Queensland, Australia This is a great set of essays. To get the richness they contain, the reader must be already familiar with the broad orientation of the literature on economic institutions. Given that background, I can think of no collection or essays that frame, illuminate, and probe modern institutional economics as well as does this set. Geoffrey Hodgson, who chose the collection, and the authors of the essays, are to be congratulated and thanked. Richard R. Nelson, Columbia University, US It is now widely acknowledged that institutions are a crucial factor in economic performance. Major developments have been made in our understanding of the nature and evolution of economic institutions in the last few years. This book brings together some key contributions in this area by leading internationally renowned scholars including Paul A. David, Christopher Freeman, Alan P. Kirman, Jan Kregel, Brian J. Loasby, J. Stanley Metcalfe, Bart Nooteboom and Ugo Pagano. This essential reader covers topics such as the relationship between institutions and individuals, institutions and economic development, the nature and role of markets, and the theory of institutional evolution. The book not only outlines cutting-edge developments in the field but also indicates key directions of future research for institutional and evolutionary economics. Vital reading on one of the most dynamic and rapidly growing areas of research today, The Evolution of Economic Institutions will be of great interest to researchers, students and lecturers in economics and business studies.

Increasing Returns and Path Dependence in the Economy

Increasing Returns and Path Dependence in the Economy
Author: W. Brian Arthur
Publsiher: University of Michigan Press
Total Pages: 228
Release: 1994
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0472022407

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Pioneering work on an important new approach to economics.