演化理论与新增长理论:它们正在趋同吗?

EVOLUTIONARY AND NEW GROWTH THEORIES. ARE THEY CONVERGING?

Journal of Economic Surveys · 2007
被引 86
人大 AABS 2

中文导读

批判性地比较了演化理论与新增长理论的理论基础,认为两者在核心构建上差异显著,并未出现趋同,这一结论有助于促进不同理论间的有益交流。

Abstract

Abstract This paper presents a critical review of evolutionary and new growth theories. The purpose is to discuss the often‐made claim that the two approaches, both inspired by Schumpeter's seminal work, are becoming more and more similar in terms of the sources and mechanisms of the growth process on which they focus. According to this argument, some kind of theoretical convergence between the two paradigms is taking place. Differently from previous surveys of the field, this paper compares evolutionary and new growth theories by focusing on their major theoretical foundations. The discussion leads to the conclusion that the two approaches greatly differ with respect to all of their main theoretical building blocks, and that no convergence between the two paradigms is therefore taking place. This finding should be welcomed by both evolutionary and new growth scholars, because it is the process of interaction and the fruitful exchange of ideas between different approaches that lead to advances in growth theory, not their convergence to a common paradigm.

演化增长理论新增长理论理论趋同熊彼特思想