This paper interprets and measures changes in the rate of profit in Canadian manufacturing over the period 1950-1981. The interpretation stresses endogenous forces that lead to a rising real wage and a rising technical composition of capital, two trends amply confirmed by the evidence. These...

Evolutionary approaches in economics have gathered increasing support over the last 25 years. Despite an impressive body of literature, economists are still far from formulating a coherent research paradigm. The multitude of approaches in evolutionary economics poses problems for the development...

This paper investigates the effects of exporting on wages, specifically the claim that workers are paid higher wages if they are employed in manufacturing plants that export vis-à-vis plants that do not export. Past research on US plants has supported the existence of an export wage premium,...

Plant-level data from the Longitudinal Research Database of the US Bureau of the Census are employed to estimate the impact of agglomeration economies on industry productivity across US metropolitan areas. This analysis seeks to remedy three shortcomings of previous empirical studies of...

An evolutionary model of process-induced technological change is outlined. The model identifies processes of innovation, imitation, selection, and entry and exit. The theoretical impact of these processes on the rate and direction of technological change is specified. The model of technological...

The accumulation of knowledge is a key driver of technological change and economic growth. Significant attention has been directed to the processes of knowledge production in a spatial context, but little attention has been given to the type of knowledge produced within specific places. The...

This wide-ranging Handbook is the first major compilation of the theoretical and empirical research that is forging the new and exciting paradigm of evolutionary economic geography.