Mit dem vorliegenden Sammelband werden die Jahrestagungen des Ausschusses Evolutorische Ökonomik des Vereins für Socialpolitik in Tübingen und Osnabrück dokumentiert. Obwohl diese Tagungen - wie bei den vorangegangenen Treffen - unter keinem spezifischen Generalthema standen, ist versucht...

This volume is devoted to innovation with a special focus on its two sides, namely creation and destruction, and on its role in the evolution of capitalist economies. The first part of the book looks at innovation and its effects on economic performance, addressing issues of motives, behavioral...

1. Introduction -- 2. Measurement -- 2.1. Economic Indicators -- 2.2. Capacity Utilization -- 3. Shock-Dependent Business Cycle Theories -- 3.1. Discrete-Time Shock-Dependent Models -- 3.2. Continuous-Time Shock-Dependent Models -- 3.3. The Kalecki-Model and Mixed Difference-Differential...

This book contains selected papers of SOR'97, the annual joint meeting of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Operations Research (DGOR) and the Gesellschaft für Mathematik, Ökonomie und Operations Research (GMÖÖR), held at the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena from September 3-5, 1997. The 85...

The behavior of nonlinear dynamical systems can differ completely from that of linear dynamical systems. Regular oscillatory motion as well as seemingly irregular motion can emerge in these systems without resort to exogenous influences or peculiar parameter values. Recent mathematical advances...