Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/31839 
Year of Publication: 
2006
Series/Report no.: 
Papers on Economics and Evolution No. 0623
Publisher: 
Max Planck Institute of Economics, Jena
Abstract: 
The paper makes the case for an empirically grounded, bottom-up approach to theory building in evolutionary industrial economics. This approach is based on studying systematically selected industries that are comparable in key dimensions. It opens up opportunities for testing the relevance, preconditions, and generality of explanatory factors in industry evolution. An illustration of the approach is subsequently given by presenting some findings on the evolution of the historical U.S. farm tractor industry.
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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