Technological change as a trade-off between social construction and technological paradigms

Technological Change and Technological Strategy

Technological Paradigms and Firms’ Interaction

This paper deals with the aggregate effects of small, exogenous but idiosyncratic technological shocks on locally interacting firms. Its main purpose is to model a situation in which technological paradigms emerge through endogenous propagation and diffusion of information leading to an aggregate pattern. We develop a theoretical framework in which large technological correlations emerge due to...

Technological architecture evolutions of information systems: Trade-off and optimization

In the normal lifespan of large enterprises, the strategic management of IT often evolves. Existing services must be replaced with new services without impairing operations. The problem of scheduling such replacement is of critical importance for the success of the operation. We analyze this problem from a quantitative point of view, underlining the trade-off nature of its solutions. We formali...

Technological Change and International Trade – Insights from REMIND-R

Within this paper, we explore the technical and economic feasibility of very low stabilization of atmospheric GHG concentration based on the hybrid model REMIND-R. The Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC and the scientific literature have analyzed some low stabilization scenarios but with as yet little attention being given to the regional distribution of the global mitigation costs. Our study...

Uncertainty and Technological Change

I would like to begin with two generally accepted propositions: First, technological change is a major ingredient of long-term economic growth, and second, technological change is characterized by a high degree of uncertainty. Understanding the nature of these uncertainties and the obstacles to surmounting them is not a trivial matter. Rather, it goes to the heart of how new technologies are de...