Thresholds models of technological transitions

Paolo Zeppini (), Koen Frenken and Roland Kupers
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Paolo Zeppini: UniCA - Université Côte d'Azur, GREDEG - Groupe de Recherche en Droit, Economie et Gestion - UNS - Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - UniCA - Université Côte d'Azur
Koen Frenken: Universiteit Utrecht / Utrecht University [Utrecht]
Roland Kupers: University of Oxford

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Abstract: We present a systematic review of seven threshold models of technological transitions from physics, biology, economics and sociology. The very same phenomenon of a technological transition can be explained by very different logics, ranging from economic explanations based on price, performance and increasing returns to alternative explanations based on word-of-mouth recommendation, convergence of expectations, or social mimicking behaviour. Our review serves as a menu for future modelling exercises that can take one or more elementary transition models as a basis, and extend these model to fit more specific sectoral, technological or territorial contexts.

Keywords: Technological lock-in; Tipping point; Critical mass; Coordination; Sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-06
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Published in Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 2014, 11, pp.54 - 70. ⟨10.1016/j.eist.2013.10.002⟩

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DOI: 10.1016/j.eist.2013.10.002

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