Advances in digital technologies have made the world’s people more linked and affected by each other in an increasingly networked, complex system. Many of the toughest challenges in our world are complexity problems, from financial crisis to ecological challenges. Complexity economics is a relatively new, extreme interdisciplinary, exciting field that aims to tackles these challenges. Panelists in this symposium discussed both theory and real-world applications of complexity economics.
- Symposium Summary
Agenda
Moderator: Katherine Collins ( Putnam Investments; Santa Fe Institute )
SESSION 1:Complexity and Complexity Economics
01.
Economics, Sustainability and Complexity: Scaling, Collective Phenomena and Governance
Speaker: Simon A. Levin
Duration: 15 mins
02.
Complexity Economics: Some Remarks
Speaker: W. Brian Arthur
Duration: 15 mins
03.
How Complexity Economics Can Help Solve Our Biggest Problems
Speaker: J. Doyne Farmer
Duration: 15 mins
04.
What is Complexity Economics? Why is it Thriving?
Discussant: John Geanakoplos
Duration: 10 mins
SESSION 2:Operationalizing Complexity
01.
Solutions from Complexity Economics: Collapse of Supply Chains and Financial Markets
Speaker: Stefan Thurner
Duration: 15 mins
02.
Operationalizing Complexity: Financial Regulation and Complexity Thinking
Speaker: Andrew Sheng
Duration: 15 mins
03.
Complexity and Economic Policy
Speaker: Alissa Kleinnijenhuis
Duration: 15 mins
04.
Digital Technology and Complexity Business
Discussant: Long Chen
Duration: 10 mins