This is a the first draft of the eighth chapter of my book ‘Foundations of Evolutionary Economics' which is going to be published by Edward Elgar in due course. With permission of the publisher, the draft chapters are posted on the web to facilitate academic discussion for further...

In his Idea of Justice, Amartya Sen compares the two basic approaches to evaluate institutions, transcendental institutionalism and realization-focused comparisons. Referring to Smith's Impartial Spectator, he argues in favour of the latter and proposes the principle of Open Impartiality....

In his Idea of Justice, Amartya Sen compares the two basic approaches to evaluate institutions, transcendental institutionalism and realization-focused comparisons. Referring to Smith's Impartial Spectator, he argues in favor of the latter and proposes the principle of Open Impartiality....

In his Idea of Justice, Amartya Sen compares the two basic approaches to evaluate institutions, transcendental institutionalism and realization-focused comparisons. Referring to Smith's Impartial Spectator, he argues in favour of the latter and proposes the principle of Open Impartiality....

A full summary of Chapter Three can be found at the beginning of the main text. The chapter proposes a theory of evolution which is Darwinian, but emphasises emergence, hierarchy and complexity and eschews genetic reductionism. I argue that the core concept of evolutionary theory is heredity,...

This is an entirely new draft of the second chapter of my book “Foundations of Evolutionary Economics” which is going to be published by Edward Elgar in due course. With permission of the publisher, the draft chapters are posted on the web to facilitate academic discussion for further...

This is an entirely new draft of the first chapter of my book “Foundations of Evolutionary Economics” which is going to be published by Edward Elgar in due course. With permission of the publisher, the draft chapters are posted on the SSRN website to facilitate academic discussion for...

Neuroeconomics and behavioral economics belong to the most dynamic fields in contemporary economics. However, from the viewpoint of economic methodology (Ross, Pesendorfer et al.) there are still substantial reasons why they are totally irrelevant for economic theory. This paper argues that they...

China's rise drives a growing impact of China on economics. So far, this mainly works via the force of example, but there is also an emerging role of Chinese thinking in economics. This paper raises the question how far Chinese perspectives can affect certain foundational principles in...

China’s rise drives a growing impact of China on economics. So far, this mainly works via theforce of example, but there is also an emerging role of Chinese thinking in economics. Thispaper raises the question how far Chinese perspectives can affect certain foundational principlesin economics,...