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Inanon-technicalfashion,thecourseoffersanintroductionintothenewlyemergingfieldofEvolutionaryEconomics.Basicconceptsandmethodologicalpremisesaredeveloped,followinganindependentapproachwhichiscloselyrelatedtoEuropeanintellectualtraditionsineconomics(e.g.institutionaleconomics,theoryoforder,regulationtheory,Schumpeterianeconomics,AustrianSchooletc.).
Teachingmethodologyis“erotetic”,basedontheSocratianapproachtogainnewknowledgeviaposingquestionsandconductinganopenandequaldialoguebetweenstudentandteacher.Theclasspresupposespriorindependentstudybythestudents,theunderlyingmaterialofwhichisofferedviathewebsite.Studentsareaskedtopreparetheiranswerstothequestionsbyexploitingthismaterial,howevertheyarefreetoincludeindependentresearchandviewpoints.Thewebsitecontainsnumerouslinkstootherresourcesthatcanbeusedforthispurpose.Inparticular,theyarestronglyencouragedtofindtheirownsolutionsandtodeveloptheirindependentopinion.Intheclassroom,theteacheractivelyparticipatesinthefreediscussionamongthestudentsandprovidesadditionalinformationandperspectives.
Theclassisconcludedwithawrittenexaminationwhereoneoutoftwoquestionsforchoicehastobediscussed.Originalandcriticalthoughtisespeciallypraised,withlessemphasison“right”or“wrong”.
LanguagesusedintheclassroomareEnglishandChinese.ThewrittenexaminationisinChinese(clearlywritten…).
SessionOne:
FirstStepsTowardaNewViewofEconomics:
KnowledgeandNetworks
1-1.Whatarethecostsoftheentrepreneur?
Aretheyincludedinthedatafromtheaccountingdepartment?
1-2.Peopleoftendecidewithincompleteinformationandeventotalignoranceaboutthefuture.Doyouthinkthattheycanapplysomeoptimizationcalculusaboutthenecessaryinvestmentintothecollectionofinformation?
Whatarethealternatives?
Imagineyourselfbuyinganewcomputerwithcuttingedgeequipment.Howdoyoufindthebestbuy?
Whendoyoustopsearchingforfurthermarketintelligence?
1-3.Howwouldyoudefine„knowledge“?
Istherealwaysasubjectwho“knows”theknowledge?
Considersomesocialrulesthefunctionofwhichmightdifferfromthemeaningthatisassignedtotherulesbytheparticipantsubjects.Drawacomparisonwiththe“knowledge”thatisembodiedinyourgenes.
1-4.Whatisthedifferencebetweenthefollowingtwoviewsofthemarket?
a)Themarketistheplacewheresupplyanddemandmeetandareequilibratedviathepricemechanism,andb)themarketisacomplexsocialnetworkwheresubjectscommunicateandprocessinformationtofindopportunitiesformutuallybeneficialbargains.Trytodefineanetworkofrelationsbetweenactorsandcompareyourconceptwithstandarddescriptionsofmarketsinamicroeconomicstextbook.
1-5.Inwhatwaydostructuresofnetworksconstitutepowerofanactor?
Whatdoespowermeanintheeconomiccontext?
Inthecontextofcompetition,powerisoftenperceivedasbeingdetrimentaltotheemergenceofsociallyoptimaloutcomes.However,howabouttheroleofpowerforstabilizingstructuresofnetworksthatcoordinatemarkettransactions?
SessionTwo:
EndsandMeansinanEvolutionaryContext
2-1.Manyeconomiststhinkthatpreferencesaregivenanddonotneedtobeexplained.Peoplearepresumedtofindanequilibriumoftheirconflictingwantssuchthattheyarefullysatisfiedwiththeirrealizedstateofconsumption.Yet,trytounderstandconsumptionandpreferenceswithaviewonthenexistenceofinternalconflicts,forexample,betweenthewishtohaveabeautifulbodyandthedrivetoeatalotofdeliciousthings,orbetweenshort-terminterestsinleisureandlong-terminterestsinprofessionalsuccess.Howcanweexplainthedifferentkindsofpreferences,andhowcanweunderstandthewayofsolvingtheconflicts?
Istheequilibriumconceptreallysensiblehere?
2-2.Doyouthinkthatitmakesadifferencewhetherpeopletrytomaximizetheirperceivedlevelofmaterialwelfareorwhethertheytrytomaximizetheirrelativepositiontootherpeople?
Whatistheimplicationforsocialcooperationandsocialorder?
Trytofindsomeargumentswhythemaximizationofrelativestatusmightbeengrainedinourgenesasaresultofnaturalevolution.Whatkindofevidencedoyoufindineverydaylife?
2-3.Economistsmostlythinkofpeoplebeingledbyself-interestandrationalchoice.Inreality,thereismuchroomforsymphathy,loveandhatredandotheremotions.Thinkofproblemsofstrategicinteractionwhere“irrational”behaviormayleadtowardoptimaloutcomes!
Strategicinteractioninvolvescomplexissuesofmutualinformationabouttheknowledgeofthedifferentactorsinvolved.Howcanemotionalcommitmenthelptoovercomeobstaclesagainstasolutiontotheproblemtounderstandandanticipatetheother’saction?
2-4.Oneofthemainachievementsofhumanhistoryisthecapabilitytocreatelargeorganizations.Considerdifferentexplanationsoftheemergenceoftheorganizationinamarketcontext.Towhichextentcanweexplaintheorganizationasaresultofexplicithumandesign?
Canwethinkofgoalsoftheorganizationwhicharepartlyautonomousfromthegoalsoftheindividualmembers?
SessionThree:
PatternsofProcessandChange
3-1.Thinkabouttime.Inmostscientificanalyses,timeistreatedasalineararrowbetweenpastandfuture.Howfarcanwesaythattimehasalsoastructure?
Imagineproductionasachainofelementaryprocesseswhichcannotbefurthersubdividedintime.Inwhatwayaresimultaneouseventsacrucialdeterminantofthespecificoutcome?
Howiscoordinationofdifferentprocessesintimepossible?
Thinkofeconomicdevelopmentasanincreasingcomplexityofstructuresoftime!
3-2.Howdoesthepastdeterminethepresent?
Taketechnologyasanexample,as,forinstance,theautomobile.Howfararecurrenttechnologicalchoicesrestrainedbypasteventsintechnologyevolution?
Trytounderstandtechnologyasanetwork,bothonthematerialandthesociallevel.Howdonetworkstructureschannelfurthertechnologicalchange?
3-3.Afundamentalconceptofanyevolutionaryexplanationisthemechanismofvariation,selectionandretention.ImaginethemarketprocessandtrytodepictitasaVSR-mechanism.CouldyouthinkoftechnologyevolvingviaVSR-processes?
Howisplannedconstructionrelatedtoevolution?
Whatistheroleplayedbylimitedknowledgeaboutcomplexsystems?
Payspecialattentiontothesourcesofvarietyandtothemechanismsofretention.ConsiderwhathappensifthemechanismsofretentionarethemselvestheobjectofaVSR-process.
3-4.Wecansaythataneconomicsystemmaintainsastateoforderascomparedtoitsenvironment.Forthis,thesystemneedsenergy.Trytoapplythelawsofthermodynamicsonthis.Howfarcanwecangoinreachingcertainconclusionsforenergypolicy?
Forexample,shouldwetrytominimizeenergythroughputasfaraspossible,evenifmarketpricessuggestotherwise?
Shouldthegovernmentpursueanexplicitpolicytosaveresources?
Or,willthemarketregulatetheproperpreparationforfutureneeds?
SessionFour:
EvolutionofStructure
4-1.Howcanwedistinguishbetweendifferentlevelsofevolution?
WhatistherelationbetweenunitsofselectionandcomplexityofVSR-mechanisms?
Considertheeffectofaself-referentialVSR-process.Applythesetheoreticaldistinctionsonhumansocialorganizationandcooperation.Forexample,considercooperationamongvillagerswhocollectivelyorganizeanirrigationsystem,andwhostayinacompetitiverelationwithaneighbouringnomadictribewhomighttrytoliveparasiticallyonthevillagebymeansofregularraids.Howfarcanwegowithanindividualisticexplanationofobservedpatterns,anddoweneedaconceptofgroupselection?
4-2.Analyzethedifferentfunctionsofinstitutionsintheeconomy.Howfarcanweexplaintheseasaresultofrationalchoiceamongalargergroupofactors?
Discusstherelationbetween“evolution”and“revolution”ininstitutionalchange,takingChina’srecenthistoryasanexample.
4-3.Considermarketinstitutionsthatcopewiththeproblemofqualityuncertainty.Howcantheyemergespontaneouslyoutofthemarketprocess?
Towhichextentisapowerfulinterventionneededtocreateandstabilizesuchinstitutions?
4-4.Istherearelationbetweentechnologyandinstitutions?
Broadenyourviewonorganizations.Howfaristechnologyevolutiondeterminedbyinternalfactors,howfarbyexternalfactors,i.e.referringtotheinstitutionalandorganizationalenvironment?
Isthereaninteractiverelation,withtechnologyalsodeterminingtheevolutionofinstitutionsandorganizations?
4-5.Analysethedifferentkindsofknowledgeinvolvedintechnologyevolution.Testyourresultbymeansofapplyingitonthequestionhowusersinfluencetechnologyevolution.
SessionFive:
EmergenceofOrder
5-1.Manypeoplethinkthatcultureisanimportantdeterminantofeconomicdevelopment.Howcanculturebefitintoanevolutionaryapproach?
Howdoyouthinkaboutrecentfearsabouta“clashbetweencivilizations”?
Trytodistinguishbetweennegativeandpositiveeconomiceffectsofculturaldistinctivenessamonggroupsandpeoples.
5-2.Howcanweexplainhumanactionasaresultoftheendowmentwithcertainempoweringresources?
Thesemightbeconceivedofaskindsofcapital.Pay
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