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thermodynamic equation. From here, we develop an analytic thermodynamic theory of economics. Since a thermodynamic equation is of …. Most people agree that thermodynamic theory is a sounder foundation to describe living systems than Newtonian mechanics …, which is the physical foundation of general equilibrium theory. As it is often the case, an analytical framework that is …
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important transfers of this kind into evolutionary economics. It broadly differentiates between approaches that draw on an … shown that an evolutionary approach within economics informed by insights from cognitive science, evolutionary biology, and …
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The focus of evolutionary economics is a process of continuous economic and organizational change. Currently there is … presently predominating approach of neo-Schumpeterian evolutionary economics is presented. It has gained wide application to the … theory of innovation and later - based on Penrose - to resource-based theories of the firm. In this the dynamic process of …
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In this paper, Hayek's theory of cultural evolution is compared to a simplified general macro-model of evolution based …'s theory. …
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As emphasised in the beginning, the considerations presented here are very preliminary by nature. Nevertheless, some of the aspects discussed seem worth summarising. First, financial markets worldwide show a tendency of asymmetric regional "clustering" with newly emerging places challenging the...
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Growth dynamics and structural change are the two central features of variation / selection processes within populations. This paper explores them in terms of three themes, or sets of accounts, namely Logistic Growth Accounting, Competition Accounting and the Price Theorem. The accounting...
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The paper considers Charles Darwin's physical and intellectual journeys in Tierra del Fuego. In this account, there are really two Darwins. There is the young, brash, ambitious Darwin (D1) - an ugly cultural chauvinist who perceives the indigenous peoples of Tierra del Fuego as ‘savages of the...
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Recent debates in evolutionary economics over Universal Darwinism suffer from a biased emphasis on Neo-Darwinism. This … in evolutionary theory which challenge the gene-centered view on the replicator / interactor dichotomy. The resulting …
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This article proposes to reassess Hayek's theory of cultural evolution in the light of Darwin's Descent of Man. It is … shown that Hayek and Darwin refers to the same theory of human nature which is borrowed from the founding fathers of … are then the consequence of this theory of human nature …
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