Witt's Selection of Papers in Evolutionary EconomicsUlrich Witt (ed.) (1993), Evolutionary Economics, Elgar, AldershotThis collection may function as a reading list for students interested in evolutionary economics (see also additional readings).
ContentsSchumpeterian ThemesSchumpeter, J.A. (1947), "The Creative Response in Economic History", Journal of Economic History, Vol. 7, pp. 149-159 (reprinted in Witt, 1993, 3-13).Schumpeter, J.A. (1928), "The Instability of Capitalism", Economic Journal, Vol. 38, pp. 361-386 (reprinted in Witt, 1993, 14-39).Freeman, C. (1990), "Schumpeter"s Business Cycles Revisited", in Heertje, A., and Perlman, M. (eds.), Evolving Technology and Market Structure: Studies in Schumpeterian Economics, University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, Mich., pp. 17-38 (reprinted in Witt, 1993, 40-61).
Economic Natural Selection and Firm and Industry BehaviourAlchian, A.A. (1950), "Uncertainty, Evolution and Economic Theory", Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 58, pp. 211-221 (reprinted in Witt (1993), 65-75).Winter, S.G. (1971), "Satisficing, Selection and the Innovating Remnant", Quarterly Journal of Economics, Vol. 85, pp. 237-261 (reprinted in Witt, 1993, 76-100).Nelson, R.R., and Winter, S.G. (1980), "Firm and Industry Response to Changed Market Conditions: An Evolutionary Approach", Economic Inquiry, Vol. 18, pp. 179-202 (reprinted in Witt, 1993, 101-24).Iwai, K. (1984), "Schumpeterian Dynamics: An Evolutionary Model of Innovation and Imitation", Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Vol. 5, pp. 159-190 (reprinted in Witt, 1993, 125-56).
Broader Biological AnalogiesMatthews, R.C.O. (1984), "Darwinism and Economic Change", in Collard, D.A., Dimsdale, N.H., Gilbert, C.L., Helm, D.R., Scott, M.F.G., and Sen, A.K. (eds.), Economic Theory and Hicksian Themas, Clarendon Press, Oxford, pp. 91-117 (reprinted in Witt, 1993, 159-85).Gowdy, J.M. (1985), "Evolutionary Theory and Economic Theory: Some Methodological Issues", Review of Social Economy, Vol. 43, pp. 316-324 (reprinted in Witt, 1993, 186-194).Hirschleifer, J. (1982), "Evolutionary Models in Economics and Law: Cooperation versus Conflict Strategies", Research in Law and Economics, Vol. 4, pp. 1-60 (reprinted in Witt, 1993, 195-254).
Path-Dependency and Bifurcations: Aspects of Non-linear DynamicsArthur, W.B., Ermoliev, Y.M., and Kaniovski, Y.M. (1987), "Path-Dependent Processes and the Emergence of Macro-Structure", European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 30, pp. 294-303 (reprinted in Witt, 1993, 257-66).David, P.A. (1985), "Clio and the Economics of QWERTY", American Economic Review. Papers and Proceedings, Vol. 75, pp. 332-337 (reprinted in Witt, 1993, 267-72).Kuran, T. (1989), "Sparks and Prairie Fires: A Theory of Unanticipated Political Revolution",Public Choice, Vol. 61, pp. 41-74 (reprinted in Witt, 1993, 273-306).Haag, G., Weidlich, W., and Mensch, G. (1987), "The Schumpeter Clock", in Batten, D., Casti, J., and Johansson, B. (eds.), Economic Evolution and Structural Adjustment, Springer, Berlin, pp. 187-226 (reprinted in Witt, 1993, 307-346).
Knowledge, Innovation and CompetitionLoasby, B. (1983), "Knowledge, Learning and Enterprise", in Wiseman, J. (ed.) Beyond Positive Economics?, St. Martin, New York, pp. 54-85 (reprinted in Witt, 1993, 349-366).Metcalfe, J.S. (1989), "Evolution and Economic Change", in Silberston, A. (ed.) Technology and Economic Progress, Macmillan, London, pp. 54-85 (reprinted in Witt, 1993, 367-98).Hayek, F.A. (1978), "Competition as a Discovery Procedure", in Hayek, F.A., New Studies in Philosophy, Politics, Economics and the History of Ideas, Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, 179-90 (reprinted in Witt, 1993, 399-410).Witt, U. (1985), "Coordination of Individual Economic Activities as an Evolving Process of Self-Organization", Economie Appliquée, Vol. 37, pp. 569-595 (reprinted in Witt, 1993, 411-437).
Cultural Evolution and Spontaneous OrderBoyd, R., and Richerson, P.J. (1980), "Sociobiology, Culture and Economic Theory",Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Vol. 1, pp. 97-121 (reprinted in Witt, 1993, 441-465).Vanberg, V. (1986), "Spontaneous Market Order and Social Rules: A Critical Examination of F.A. Hayek's Theory of Cultural Evolution", Economics and Philosophy, Vol. 2, pp. 75-100 (reprinted in Witt, 1993, 482-507).Sugden, R. (1989), "Spontaneous Order", Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 3, pp. 85-97 (reprinted in Witt, 1993, 508-20).
Economic Growth and Development in the Long RunBoulding, K.E. (1981), Evolutionary Economics, Sage, Beverly Hills, Cal. and London (pp. 23-47 reprinted in Witt, 1993, 523-547).Marchetti, C. (1980), "Society as a Learning System: Discovery, Invention, and Innovation Cycles Revisited", Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Vol. 18, pp. 267-282 (reprinted in Witt, 1993, 548-563).Day, R.H., and Walter, J.-L. (1989), "Economic Growth in the Very Long Run: On the Multiple-Phase Interaction of Population, Technology, and Social Infrastructure", in Barnett, W.A., Geweke, J., and Shell, K. (eds.), Chaos, Sunspots, Bubbles, and Nonlinearity, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 253-289 (reprinted in Witt, 1993, 564-600).