Coevolution in Economic Systems
Prof. Dr. Francisco Fatas-Villafranca, economist at the University of Zaragoza (Spain), will be discussing current developments in the coevolution of economic systems.
Coevolution in economic systems plays a key role in the dynamics of contemporary societies. Coevolution operates when, considering several evolving realms within a socioeconomic system, these realms mutually shape their respective innovation, replication and/or selection processes. The processes that emerge from coevolution should be analyzed as being globally codetermined in dynamic terms. The notion of coevolution appears in the literature on modern innovation economics since the neo-Schumpeterian inception four decades ago. In this Element, these antecedents are drawn on to formally clarify and develop how the coevolution notion can expand the analytical and methodological scope of evolutionary economics, allowing for further unification and advance of evolutionary subfields.
The seminar will be oriented towards these following developments: (1) Applications of the coevolution notion to regional economics and multisectoral growth; (2) Coevolution of institutions and technology affecting innovation, evolutionary political economy (polarization in politics and geopolitical confrontations), and industrial dynamics; (3) Coevolution in the realm of user innovation studies.
About Prof. Dr. Francisco Fatas-Villafranca:
Prof. Dr. Francisco Fatas-Villafranca is an economist at the University of Zaragoza (Spain). He has conducted research stays at Columbia University (New York), the Earth Institute, and the University of Manchester (UK). His research focuses on the intersection of regional economics, innovation, and evolutionary political economy.
About the Seminar:
Hosted by Manchester Institute of Innovation Research, these seminars feature visiting speakers on science, technology, and innovation policy. This event is in person for AMBS and UoM staff and students, with an online option available. Please feel free to share this invitation with your internal networks.
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