General Conductance Theory: Institutional Resistance as a Low-Dimensional Determinant of Economic Dynamism

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 2026 Preprint Open access

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Authors: Yuichiro Tanaka
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20283230
Cited by: 39
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Abstract

GCT unifies five theories (DDT, VCT, ECT, Selection Pressure, Autonomy) under institutional resistance R. Empirical tests: Japan (N=3,741, p=6.4e-73), Korea (sign reversal with OECD EPL quantification), US (N=22,230 null). R is rank-3 (not scalar). Minimal sufficient representation framework.

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Economic and Technological Innovation World Systems and Global Transformations Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
23 May 2026
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Preprint