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History friendly models: retrospective and future perspectives

  • Gianluca CaponeEmail author
  • Franco Malerba
  • Richard R. Nelson
  • Luigi Orsenigo
  • Sidney G. Winter
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Abstract

Twenty years ago, we introduced the history friendly modeling approach to formally study industrial dynamics. In this paper, we look retrospectively at the results that the history friendly literature has achieved so far and what are the challenges ahead of us. We present the main principles, methods, and building blocks of the approach, and then we illustrate it through two applications. The first one investigates the impact of entry in the mainframes segment of the computer industry. The second application studies the effect of different industrial policies in uncertain technological environments.

Keywords

History friendly models Industry evolution Computer industry Pharmaceutical industry Entry Industrial policy 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of Economics and ManagementUniversity of PisaPisaItaly
  2. 2.ICRIOS, Bocconi UniversityMilanItaly
  3. 3.Department of Management and TechnologyBocconi UniversityMilanItaly
  4. 4.Columbia UniversityNew YorkUSA
  5. 5.Scuola Universitaria Superiore IUSS PaviaPaviaItaly
  6. 6.Science Policy Research UnitUniversity of SussexBrightonUK
  7. 7.The Wharton SchoolUniversity of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaUSA

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