Path dependence is a concept in the social sciences, referring to processes where past events or decisions constrain later events or decisions. [1][2] It can be used to refer to outcomes at a …

Path dependence is the tendency of institutions or technologies to develop in certain ways because of their structure or their beliefs and values.

The continued, institutionalized use of a product or practice—despite the availability of more efficient options—is called path dependency.

What is path dependency? Path dependency is a term used in economics to describe the tendency to base outcomes on previous habits, decisions, and actions rather than present …

Path dependence is defined as a process wherein initial conditions lead to divergent trajectories due to positive amplification, resulting in increasingly entrenched development along a specific …

Path dependency refers to the tendency of decisions or events in the present to be influenced and constrained by decisions or events that occurred in the past.

Path dependence is the dependence of economic outcomes on the path of previous outcomes, rather than simply on current conditions. In a path dependent process, “history matters” — it …

Path dependence refers to the fact that the character of a person, place, institution, or cultural practice at any point in time depends on its history. Richard Harris has taught urban …

Jan 4, 2024 · Path dependence is the dependence of economic outcomes on the sequence of previous outcomes, rather than simply on current intentional action and exogenous causal …

Oct 18, 2025 · ‘Path dependence exists when the outcome of a process depends on its past history, on a sequence of decisions made by agents and resulting outcomes, and not only on …