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The economics of industrial modernization
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In this article, the authors define modernization of the Cotton Filiere and present an economic model of the modernization process, including changes and diffusion of the textile industry, in terms of the microeconomics of diffusion.Abstract:
Defining Modernization. The Microeconomics of Diffusion. Technological Change and Investment. Technological Changes and Diffusion: The Cotton Filiere. The Econometrics of Cotton Filiere Modernization. On Endogenous Technological Change. Chapter References. Index.read more
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Competition, Fisher's Principle and increasing returns in the selection process
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the relationship between increasing returns and structural change in the context of an explicitly evolutionary model, where the behavior of a population of competing firms is elaborated in terms of Fisher's Principle, the rate of change of the moments of this population distribution are functionally related to higher order moments of the distribution.
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The Economics of Innovation, New Technologies and Structural Change
TL;DR: Antonelli as mentioned in this paper provides a systematic account of recent advances in the economics of innovation, and integrates this account with the economic of technological change to provide an understanding of the effects of the introduction of new technologies.
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Disruptive technologies : an expanded view
James M. Utterback,Happy J. Acee +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an alternative scenario in which a higher performing and higher priced innovation is introduced into the most demanding established market segments and later moves towards the mass market.
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The economics of path-dependence in industrial organization
TL;DR: Path-dependence defines the set of dynamic processes where small events have long-lasting consequences that economic action at each moment can modify yet only to a limited extent as discussed by the authors, and is defined by the overlapping of irreversibility, indivisibility and structural actions of agents.
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Higher-order industrial Capabilities and competitive advantage
TL;DR: In this paper, the concept of higher-order capabilities is introduced to identify the assets which may give firms in such clusters or networks some competitive advantages over firms that are not members of such clusters.