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Isolation and Technological Innovation

In: The Evolution of Economic and Innovation Systems

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  • Peter Hall

    (University of New South Wales)

  • Robert Wylie

    (University of New South Wales)

Abstract

Despite its importance as a formative influence in evolutionary biology, the notion of isolation has received relatively little attention in evolutionary economics and its application to technological innovation. This paper makes the case that isolation, in many guises, is a pervasive and permanent feature of the economic landscape and that its implications for technological innovation deserve further analysis. Isolation and potential implications for innovation are discussed in the early part of the paper and case studies of two military innovations are then used to illustrate the value of explicitly recognising various forms of isolation in explaining observed aspects of innovation process and outcomes.

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  • Peter Hall & Robert Wylie, 2015. "Isolation and Technological Innovation," Economic Complexity and Evolution, in: Andreas Pyka & John Foster (ed.), The Evolution of Economic and Innovation Systems, edition 127, pages 191-210, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:eccchp:978-3-319-13299-0_9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-13299-0_9
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    Keywords

    Isolation; Innovation; Evolution; Technology; Defence;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes

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