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From particles to firms: a kinetic model of climbing up evolutionary landscapes

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  • Nicola Bellomo
  • Giovanni Dosi
  • Damian A. Knopoff
  • Maria Enrica Virgillito

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This paper represents the first attempt to bridge the evolutionary theory in economics and the theory of active particles in mathematics. It seeks to present a kinetic model for an evolutionary formalization of socio-economic systems. The derived new mathematical formulation intends to formalize the processes of learning and selection as the two fundamental drivers of evolutionary systems [7]. To coherentl y represent the aforementioned properties, the kinetic theory of active particles [1] is here further developed, including the complex interaction of two hierarchical functional subsystems. Modeling and simulations enlighten the predictive ability of the approach. Finally, we outline the potential avenues for future research.

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  • Nicola Bellomo & Giovanni Dosi & Damian A. Knopoff & Maria Enrica Virgillito, 2020. "From particles to firms: a kinetic model of climbing up evolutionary landscapes," LEM Papers Series 2020/04, Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy.
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    1. Giovanni Dosi & Marcelo C. Pereira & Maria Enrica Virgillito, 2017. "The footprint of evolutionary processes of learning and selection upon the statistical properties of industrial dynamics," Industrial and Corporate Change, Oxford University Press and the Associazione ICC, vol. 26(2), pages 187-210.
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