For more than one decade, Hayek's theory of cultural evolution has been the object of a double controversy, with scientific and philosophical aspects. What is in discussion is nothing less than the existence of inner contradictions in the work of the Austrian Nobel prize winner. Apparently...

The aim of this paper is to lay the foundations of a social influence based approach for the diffusion of an innovation or a technological standard.

Simplex is a geometric figure which is extensively used in economic theory. Depending on the needs of the theory, a simplex S is sometimes cut with a hyperplane H, which separates it into two parts T and T'. It may be useful to appreciate the manner in which the simplex in cut. One mode of...

La prise en compte des considerations morales est devenue une preoccupation importante pour les economistes. En particulier quant a savoir si la rationalite et la morale sont compatibles. Cet article presente le point de vue d'Adolphe Landry. Ce dernier cherche a fonder la morale. Il utilise...

This paper re-examines Marx's exploitation theory based on his index of surplus value, identified with the outcome of the labor exchange between workers and capitalists. It is found that the magnitude of Marxian exploitation, and sometimes also its algebraic sign, depend on the timing of wage...