Richard R. Nelson

Thinkers1930 to 2025Economist

Works

  • An Evolutionary Theory of Economic Change, 1982

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Known for

A Columbia economist who, with Sidney G. Winter, founded modern evolutionary economics. Their book models firms as bundles of routines that search for improvements and are selected by markets, in place of the textbook firm that maximizes profit with full knowledge.

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