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参加网络经济学课程学习的同学请注意，我们现在把何梦笔教授的网络经济学介绍转给你们。里面既有他设想的学习方法的叙述，也有参加这门课程的同学必须回答的问题，也有参加学习的人在网上需要找到的阅读材料。请按照何梦笔教授在他的介绍中的要求去做，否则可能会影响到学习效果。IntroductionIntoEvolutionaryEconomicsTeacher:Prof.Dr.CarstenHerrmann-Pillath,Witten/HerdeckeUniversity,GermanyInanon-technicalfashion,thecourseoffersanintroductionintothenewlyemergingfieldofEvolutionaryEconomics.Basicconceptsandmethodologicalpremisesaredeveloped,followinganindependentapproachwhichiscloselyrelatedtoEuropeanintellectualtraditionsineconomics(e.g.institutionaleconomics,theoryoforder,regulationtheory,Schumpeterianeconomics,AustrianSchooletc.).Teachingmethodologyis“erotetic”,basedontheSocratianapproachtogainnewknowledgeviaposingquestionsandconductinganopenandequaldialoguebetweenstudentandteacher.Theclasspresupposespriorindependentstudybythestudents,theunderlyingmaterialofwhichisofferedviathewebsitewww.evolutionaryeconomics.net.Studentsareaskedtopreparetheiranswerstothequestionsbyexploitingthismaterial,howevertheyarefreetoincludeindependentresearchandviewpoints.Thewebsitecontainsnumerouslinkstootherresourcesthatcanbeusedforthispurpose.Inparticular,theyarestronglyencouragedtofindtheirownsolutionsandtodeveloptheirindependentopinion.Intheclassroom,theteacheractivelyparticipatesinthefreediscussionamongthestudentsandprovidesadditionalinformationandperspectives.Theclassisconcludedwithawrittenexaminationwhereoneoutoftwoquestionsforchoicehastobediscussed.Originalandcriticalthoughtisespeciallypraised,withlessemphasison“right”or“wrong”.LanguagesusedintheclassroomareEnglishandChinese.ThewrittenexaminationisinChinese(clearlywritten…).SessionOne:FirstStepsTowardaNewViewofEconomics:KnowledgeandNetworks1-1.Whatarethecostsoftheentrepreneur?Aretheyincludedinthedatafromtheaccountingdepartment?1-2.Peopleoftendecidewithincompleteinformationandeventotalignoranceaboutthefuture.Doyouthinkthattheycanapplysomeoptimizationcalculusaboutthenecessaryinvestmentintothecollectionofinformation?Whatarethealternatives?Imagineyourselfbuyinganewcomputerwithcuttingedgeequipment.Howdoyoufindthebestbuy?Whendoyoustopsearchingforfurthermarketintelligence?1-3.Howwouldyoudefine„knowledge“?Istherealwaysasubjectwho“knows”theknowledge?Considersomesocialrulesthefunctionofwhichmightdifferfromthemeaningthatisassignedtotherulesbytheparticipantsubjects.Drawacomparisonwiththe“knowledge”thatisembodiedinyourgenes.1-4.Whatisthedifferencebetweenthefollowingtwoviewsofthemarket?a)Themarketistheplacewheresupplyanddemandmeetandareequilibratedviathepricemechanism,andb)themarketisacomplexsocialnetworkwheresubjectscommunicateandprocessinformationtofindopportunitiesformutuallybeneficialbargains.Trytodefineanetworkofrelationsbetweenactorsandcompareyourconceptwithstandarddescriptionsofmarketsinamicroeconomicstextbook.1-5.Inwhatwaydostructuresofnetworksconstitutepowerofanactor?Whatdoespowermeanintheeconomiccontext?Inthecontextofcompetition,powerisoftenperceivedasbeingdetrimentaltotheemergenceofsociallyoptimaloutcomes.However,howabouttheroleofpowerforstabilizingstructuresofnetworksthatcoordinatemarkettransactions?SessionTwo:EndsandMeansinanEvolutionaryContext2-1.Manyeconomiststhinkthatpreferencesaregivenanddonotneedtobeexplained.Peoplearepresumedtofindanequili...