9 How Technologies Emerge, Evolve, and Transform Society

Lecture

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Reading

Schumpeter, J. A. (1942). Capitalism, socialism and democracy. Harper & Brothers. Read Ch. 7: “The Process of Creative Destruction” and Ch. 8: “Monopolistic Practices”. Presentation by Manuel P. V.

Arthur, W. B. (2009). The nature of technology: What it is and how it evolves. Free Press. Read Ch. 6: “The Origin of Technologies” and Ch. 9: “The Mechanisms of Evolution”. Presentation by Emilio P. P.

David, P. A. (1985). Clio and the economics of QWERTY. American Economic Review, 75(2), 332–337. Presentation by Juan R. O.

Mokyr, J. (2002). The gifts of Athena: Historical origins of the knowledge economy. Princeton University Press. Read Ch. 6: “The Political Economy of Knowledge” and Ch. 7: “Institutions, Knowledge, and Economic Growth”. Presentation by Ana R. O.