Following modern innovation theory, this paper analyses in an evolutionary framework the impact of information network structures on firms' absorptive capacities and induced realization of technological progress (t.p.) in a finite set of firms. Main results of simulation analyses are: (i) At the...

Das Jahr 2011 hatte zahlreiche einschneidende globale Ereignisse vorzuweisen. Die Medienberichterstattung, zumal im Zeitalter allgegenwärtiger, dezentraler und mobiler Medien, war erfüllt von bedrohlichen Nachrichten. Angefangen beim Dioxinskandal ging die Berichterstattung über den...

Institutional and Social Dynamics of Growth and Distribution presents a set of original contributions to the much-debated issues of long-run economic growth in relation to institutional and social progress.

Our motivation is lying on the questions "How does a food scare and information of a food scare influence the buying decision of one single agent and the changes in the aggregate demand?" and "How can we evaluate effective risk communication strategies?". Since we investigate a society of...