Is the economy a complex system in eternal disequilibrium?

Diego Ávila

doi:10.15446/ede.v33n62.99454

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2023-02-10

Is the economy a complex system in eternal disequilibrium?

¿Es la economía un sistema complejo en eterno desequilibrio?

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https://doi.org/10.15446/ede.v33n62.99454

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real world economics, disequilibrium, collective decision making (en)
Economía del mundo real, desequilibrio, toma colectiva de decisiones (es)

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Diego Ávila Universidad Nacional de Colombia

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This article presents a general discussion of some of the reasons for believing that an economy would be better framed in the theory of complex (organic) systems than in the theory of mechanical systems of the dominant neoclassical school. Complex systems are characterized here by heterogeneous units that interact with each other, with non-linear trajectories, positive feedbacks, co-creation of regularities, non-ergodicity of the system and constant evolution. Financial and urban systems are analyzed as examples of economic problems that present these characteristics.

Este artículo presenta una discusión general sobre algunas de las razones que se tienen para creer que una economía estaría mejor enmarcada en la teoría de los sistemas complejos (orgánicos) que en la teoría de los sistemas mecánicos de la escuela neoclásica dominante. Los sistemas complejos se caracterizan aquí por unidades heterogéneas que interactúan entre ellas, con trayectorias no-lineales, retroalimentaciones positivas, co-creación de regularidades, no-ergodicidad del sistema y constante evolución. De manera particular, se analizan los sistemas financieros y urbanos como ejemplos de problemas económicos que presentan estas características.

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