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ECON 692 Evolutionary Economics
Fall 2009

• Course Objective
  The main objective of this course is to enable students to understand concepts, methods and results of evolutionary analysis of technical change and economic dynamics. Students examine how evolutionary approaches can be used to further the understanding of complex processes and industrial dynamics (selection, competition, innovation, variety-creation, learning, etc.) that transform economic and social structures. The course includes microsimulation exercises on the computer to allow students to explore evolutionary theories and applications of these in an active way.

• Course Calendar
  Lecture hours Thursday 09:40-12:30
  Room F 107
  Office hours Thursday 14:40-17:30

• Evaluation
  Simulation assignments (25 %)
  Term paper (35 %), January 26, 2010
  Final exam (40 %), January 16, 2010

• Reading list is available here

  
  

  Outline of topics

  Topics

  1. Introduction
  2. Simulation and the Social Sciences
  3. Dynamical Systems and Cellular Automata
  4. Multi-agent Microsimulation Models
  5. Evolutionary Analysis of Technological Change
  6. Evolutionary Modeling of Technological Change
  7. Models of Learning: Genetic Algorithms and Classifier Systems
  8. Evolutionary and Neo-classical Theories of Growth
  9. Presentations

  
  

  Tools

  R: http://www.r-project.org/
  Matlab: http://www.mathworks.com/
  APL: http://www.dyalog.com/
  

  
  

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