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100 1 _92853
_aSpulber, Daniel F.
245 1 4 _aThe theory of the firm :
_bmicroeconomics with endogenous entrepreneurs, firms, markets, and organizations /
_cDaniel F. Spulber.
260 _aCambridge ;
_aNew York :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2009.
300 _axiii, 529 p. :
_bill. b&w ;
_c26 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aIntroduction -- Pt. 1. The theory of the firm -- Ch. 1. The Consumer -- Ch. 2. The Firm -- Ch. 3. Separation of Consumer Objectives and Firm Objectives -- Pt. 2. The entrepreneur in equilibrium -- Ch. 4. The Entrepreneur -- Ch. 5. Competition between Entrepreneurs -- Pt. 3. Human capital, financial capital, and the organization of the firm -- Ch. 6. Human Capital and the Organization of the Firm -- Ch. 7. Financial Capital and the Organization of the Firm -- Pt. 4. Intermediation by the firm -- Ch. 8. The Firm as Intermediary in the Pure Exchange Economy -- Ch. 9. The Firm versus Free Riding -- Pt. 5. Market making by the firm -- Ch. 10. The Firm Creates -- Ch. 11. The Firm in the Market for Contracts -- Ch. 12. Conclusion.
520 _aThe Theory of the Firm presents a path-breaking general framework for understanding the economics of the firm. The book addresses why firms exist, how firms are established, and what contributions firms make to the economy. The book presents a new theoretical analysis of the foundations of microeconomics that makes institutions endogenous. Entrepreneurs play a central economic role by establishing firms. In turn, firms create and operate markets and organizations. The book provides innovative models of economic equilibrium that endogenously determine the structure and function of economic institutions. The book proposes an 'intermediation hypothesis' - the establishment of firms depends on the effects of transaction costs and on the extent of the market.
650 0 _92854
_aIndustrial organization (Economic theory)
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