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Week 7: MODULE 4: Technology evolution

Reading Group- Introductory Papers to Complexity Tools

Start time:

July 2, 2019 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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Description

Readings:

  • Arthur, W. Brian. "Competing technologies, increasing returns, and lock-in by historical events." The economic journal 99.394 (1989): 116-131.
  • McNerney, James, et al. "Role of design complexity in technology improvement." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 108.22 (2011): 9008-9013.

Discussion questions:

  • What does lock-in, or path-dependency, mean for economic growth?

Hosted by Working Group(s):

Complexity Economics

Organizers

Rutuja Uttarwar

Nils Rochowicz

Attendees

Rutuja Uttarwar

Taylor B. Anderson

Abeer Al-Eryani

A.N.M. RAFIQUL ISLAM

Brennan Harris

Bianca Vasconcellos

Rodrigo Volmir Anderle

Dilshani Ranawaka

Michael Joffe

Carolina Mattsson

Zach Fulker