3rd European Meeting of Applied Evolutionary Economics (EMAEE)
in Augsburg, Germany
http://www.emaee.net
The Knowledge-Based Economies
New Challenges in Methodology, Theory and Policy
Department of Economics,
University of Augsburg,

Augsburg, Germany
from April 10 - 12, 2003.

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Outline

The conference focuses on the most important aspects of
knowledge-based economies and their analysis within the framework of
evolutionary economics. The conference covers topics, such as:

Knowledge and Learning Competence approaches routines, heuristic
learning, learning-by-doing, tacit and codified knowledge,
appropriability and patenting, spillovers, evolution of organisations.

Dynamics of Technological and Qualitative Change Lock-in, variety,
product life-cycles, industry evolution, product and process
innovation, competence destroying and competence enhancing
technological progress. ·

Industrial Organisation in a Knowledge-based Economy Innovation
networks and strategic alliances, mergers & acquisitions, formal and
informal networks, technology-oriented start-ups, SME's, finance,
corporate governance and innovation, increasing returns.

Evolution of Institutions Long term development, co-evolution,
sustainable development.

Financial Markets in Knowledge-based Economies Venture capital, access
to complementary assets, IPO'S. ·

Evolution of Demand Emergence of new preferences, satiation, knowledge
and learning on the demand side, network externalities.

Policy in a Knowledge-based Economy Regional development, national and
regional systems of innovation, university-industry-government
relations, employment and technology, technology transfer, industrial
districts, entrepreneurship, science and education.

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Call for Papers


Conference Aims

Within the last 20 years the importance of knowledge and competencies
as an input for as well as an output of many economic processes has
increased sharply. To capture this qualitative change in industrial
organisation and production notions like 'new economy' or
'knowledge-based economy' were developed. Of course, these qualitative
developments are responsible for new challenges economics is
confronted with today.

Evolutionary economics has become a comprehensive framework to
understand modern knowledge-based economies. Issues of technological
development, industrial dynamics, networking and firm behaviour are
increasingly analysed as evolutionary processes. At the same time,
evolutionary economics provide us with new models promoting for
example regional development, innovation policies etc.

The objective of the 3rd EMAEE conference "The Knowledge-based Economy
- New Challenges in Methodology, Theory and Policy" is to bring
together young researchers and senior researchers with an interest in
the empirical application of evolutionary economics. By means of
intensive discussion, we aim at a fruitful exchange of the latest
methods and theories in evolutionary approaches to economic change.

Conference Themes

The conference focuses on the most important aspects of
knowledge-based economies and their analysis within the framework of
evolutionary economics. The conference covers topics, such as:

Knowledge and Learning Competence approaches routines, heuristic
learning, learning-by-doing, tacit and codified knowledge,
appropriability and patenting, spillovers, evolution of organisations.

Dynamics of Technological and Qualitative Change Lock-in, variety,
product life-cycles, industry evolution, product and process
innovation, competence destroying and competence enhancing
technological progress. ·

Industrial Organisation in a Knowledge-based Economy Innovation
networks and strategic alliances, mergers & acquisitions, formal and
informal networks, technology-oriented start-ups, SME's, finance,
corporate governance and innovation, increasing returns.

Evolution of Institutions Long term development, co-evolution,
sustainable development.

Financial Markets in Knowledge-based Economies Venture capital, access
to complementary assets, IPO'S. ·

Evolution of Demand Emergence of new preferences, satiation, knowledge
and learning on the demand side, network externalities.

Policy in a Knowledge-based Economy Regional development, national and
regional systems of innovation, university-industry-government
relations, employment and technology, technology transfer, industrial
districts, entrepreneurship, science and education.

The meeting aims to address these topics through a wide variety of
methodologies. Among these are econometrics, calibrated simulation,
artificial economies, laboratory experiments and case studies
research. Submissions developing and using promising new tools of
empirical analysis are given priority.

Submission of abstracts and papers

Proposals for papers to be presented in the parallel sessions are
invited in the form of an abstract of 800 to 1000 words and should be
submitted by October 18, 2002 to the conference secretariat by email.

Abstracts must be received before 18 October 2002.

Authors will be informed about the decision of the review process
before 20 December 2002. Accepted papers will be made available on the
Internet on the Conference homepage and are expected to arrive in
Augsburg a month before the conference. We try to cover travel
expenses, at least partially. Assistance in reserving hotel
accommodation (at various prices) will also be offered. The conference
is also open for participants not presenting a paper. The is no
conference fee.

Alike previous European meetings on applied evolutionary economics,
the scientific committee considers to edit selected papers as a book
and/or as a journal's special issue.

Proposals for papers can be emailed to the following address:

EMAEE 2003 Conference Committee
Andreas Pyka
University of Augsburg
Economics Department
Universitaetsstr. 16
D-86159 Augsburg
E-mail: andreas.pyka@...

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Conference Calendar

18 October 2002
Extended abstracts due

20 December 2002
Authors notified of the acceptance or rejection of
their papers 28

February 2003
Full Papers due

10-12 April 2003
Conference in Augsburg.

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Scientific Committee
Head of Organising Committee: Andreas Pyka (University of Augsburg)
Bernd Ebersberger (University of Augsburg)
Koen Frenken (University of Utrecht)
Werner Hölzl (University of Economics and Business Administration, Vienna)
Vanessa Oltra (Université Montesquieu, Bordeaux)
Paul Windrum (Metropolitan University, Manchester)

Local Organizers
Markus Balzat
Bernd Ebersberger
Thomas Grebel
Andreas Pyka

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An Initiative of Young Scientists supported by the
International Joseph A. Schumpeter Society
ISS: http://www.wiso.uni-augsburg.de/vwl/hanusch/iss/index.html

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