Abstract
Complexity science permeates the policy spectrum but not antitrust. This is unfortunate. Complexity science provides a high-resolution screen on the empirical realities of markets. And it enables a rich understanding of competition, beyond the reductionist descriptions of markets and firms proposed by neoclassical models and their contemporary neo-Brandeisian critique. New insights arise from the key teachings of complexity science, like feedback loops and the role of uncertainty. The present article lays down the building blocks of a complexity-minded antitrust method.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 541-570 |
Number of pages | 30 |
Journal | Journal of Evolutionary Economics |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 2 |
Early online date | 24 Feb 2023 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2023 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Antitrust
- Complexity theory
- Evolutionary economics
- Feedback loop
- Neoclassical economics
- Uncertainty