Knowledge is non-fungible

Cesar Hidalgo

No 2229, Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG) from Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography

Abstract: What would you do if you were asked to “add†knowledge?* Would you say that “one plus one knowledge†is two “knowledges†? Less than that? More? Or something in between? Adding knowledge sounds strange, but it brings to the forefront questions that are as fundamental as they are eclectic. These are questions about the nature of knowledge and about the use of mathematics to model reality. In this chapter, I explore the mathematics of adding knowledge starting from what I believe is an overlooked but key observation: the idea that knowledge is non-fungible. nations.

Keywords: knowledge; non-fungible; economic complexity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D83 E14 O31 O33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022-11, Revised 2022-11
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