David A. Lane is an American economist

Economist

An economist is a professional in the social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy...

, who developed the theory of artifact innovation. At the Santa Fe Institute

Santa Fe Institute

The Santa Fe Institute is an independent, nonprofit theoretical research institute located in Santa Fe and dedicated to the multidisciplinary study of the fundamental principles of complex adaptive systems, including physical, computational, biological, and social systems.The Institute houses a...

 he has been defining the notion of economic complexity

Complexity economics

Complexity economics is the application of complexity science to the problems of economics. It studies computer simulations to gain insight into economic dynamics, and avoids the assumption that the economy is a system in equilibrium.- Models :...

 and the Santa Fe approach. He is professor of economics at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

The University of Modena and Reggio Emilia , located in Modena and Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, is one of the oldest universities in Italy, founded in 1175, with a population of more than 20,000 students....

 in the European Centre for Living Technology.

Publications

Lane is co-author of the book Foresight, Complexity and Strategy.

Among his most cited papers is "Artificial worlds and economics, part II", published in the Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Volume 3, Number 3 / September, 1993 DOI 10.1007/BF01200867, and cited by 218 other works listed in Google Scholar