Emergence and evolution of new industries: The path-dependent dynamics of knowledge creation. An introduction to the special section

Jackie Krafft (1) , Sebastien Lechevalier (2, 3) , Francesco Quatraro (1) , Cornelia Storz (4)

1 GREDEG - Groupe de Recherche en Droit, Economie et Gestion
2 CCJ - Chine, Corée, Japon
3 GREThA - Groupe de Recherche en Economie Théorique et Appliquée
4 Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main

In this introduction, we review the arguments that underpin the rationale for the special section, and provide a structured sequence for the contents of the six selected papers that comprise the section.

Mots clés: Economic development; Path dependence; Technological change; Innovation; Firms; Evolutionary economics; Regions

Domaines: Economies et finances; Économie et finance quantitative [q-fin]

Jackie Krafft, Sebastien Lechevalier, Francesco Quatraro, Cornelia Storz. Emergence and evolution of new industries: The path-dependent dynamics of knowledge creation. An introduction to the special section. Research Policy, 2014, 10 (43), pp.1663-1665. ⟨10.1016/j.respol.2014.07.006⟩. ⟨hal-01076410⟩