The book illustrates the considerable advances in modern evolutionary economics and addresses core questions of economic behaviour, interaction of heterogeneous actors in uncertain environments and the possibility of aggregating observations on a macro-economic level. It presents the foundations of economic change as the major building blocks of an economic approach that focusses on complex processes driven by endogenous innovation as well as crisis. The theoretical considerations are complemented by econometric studies to demonstrate the relevance of evolutionary-economic thinking to improve our understanding of the most challenging issues related to economic growth and development.
Introduction.- Part 1 Foundations of Economic Change.- Foundations of
economic changean extended Schumpeterian approach.- Behavior and Cognition
of Economic Actors in Evolutionary Economics.- Upward and downward
complementarity: The meso core of evolutionary growth theory.- Part 2:
Aggregate Outcomes.- Global Dynamics, Capabilities and the Crisis.-
Convergence or Divergence: A Nonparametric Analysis on Chinas Regional
Disparity.- Micro to Macro Evolutionary Modeling On the economics of
self-organization of dynamic markets by ignorant actors.- Firms Navigating
Through Innovation Spaces: A Conceptualization.- A Proposal for a National
Innovation System plus Subjective Well Being Approach and an Evolutionary
Systemic Normative Theory of Innovation.- Part 3: Behaviour.- The reason why
seemingly fit firms do not necessarily grow: Confounded economic selection
and how to measure it.- The roots of growth: entrepreneurship, innovation and
the capitalist firm.- The Journey of Innovation From Incremental to Radical
Innovation and HighTech Innovation Cascades.- Schumpeterian incumbents and
industry evolution.- Incremental by Design? On the Role of Incumbents in
Technology Niches An Evolutionary Network Analysis.- Entrepreneurs
Overoptimism during the early Life Course of the Firm.- Part 4: Interaction.-
Knowledge Spillovers through FDI and Trade: Moderating Role of Quality
Adjusted Human Capital.- Export, R&D and New Products. A Model and a Test on
European Industries.- Using Simulation Experiments to Test Historical
Explanations: The Development of the German Dye Industry 18571913.- From the
Marshallian search for Equilibrium to Schumpeterian Dynamics. A Simulation
Model.- Understanding the complex nature of innovation network evolution.-
Why Does Sports Equipment Sometimes Become Too Sophisticated and Expensive? :
A Case Study of the Overshooting Hypothesis in Board Sports.
