A Brief Prehistory Of The Theory Of The Firm

Author : Paul Walker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351041379

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A Brief Prehistory of the Theory of the Firm by Paul Walker Pdf

The theory of the firm did not exist, in any serious manner, until around 1970. Only then did the current theory of the firm literature begin to emerge, based largely upon the work of Ronald Coase and to a lesser degree Frank Knight. It was work by Armen Alchian, Robert Crawford, Harold Demsetz, Michael Jensen, Benjamin Klein, William Meckling and Oliver Williamson, among others, that drove the upswing in interest in the firm among mainstream economists. This accessible book provides a valuable overview of the ‘prehistory’ of the firm. Spanning an impressive timeline, it delves into Antiquity, the Medieval era, the pre-classical economics period and the 19th and 20th centuries. Next, the book traces the theoretical contributions from pre-classical, classical and neoclassical economics. It will be illuminating reading for students and researchers of the history of economic thought, industrial organization, microeconomic theory and business history.

Author : Paul Walker
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000358841

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Foundations of Organisational Economics by Paul Walker Pdf

Foundations of Organisational Economics: Histories and Theories of the Firm and Production delves into a range of key topics to do with the history of the mainstream approach to the theory of production and the theory of the firm. This includes the frameworks used to analyse production, the division of labour and its application to the firm and the development of the neoclassical model of production. The first topic explored is the change from a normative approach to a largely positive approach to the analysis of the theory of production, which occurred around the seventeenth century. The next topic is an examination of the relationship (or the lack of a relationship) between the division of labour and the theory of the firm. In the fourth chapter, the focus is on the development of the proto-neoclassical approach to production. Here, the development of the theories of monopoly, oligopoly and perfect competition are discussed, as well as the theory of input utilisation. Chapter 5 looks at Marshall’s idea of the representative firm, which was the main early neoclassical approach to the theory of industry-level production. The penultimate chapter considers the criticisms made of the neoclassical model between 1940 and 1970. This work is an illuminating reference for students and researchers of the history of economic thought, industrial organisation, microeconomic theory and organisational studies.

Author : Paul Walker
Publisher : Routledge Studies in the History of Economics
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2022-09
Category : Economics
ISBN : 0367722496

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Foundations of Organisational Economics by Paul Walker Pdf

Introduction -- Normative versus positive analysis in the history of the theory of production -- The division of labour and the theory of the firm -- Proto-neoclassicals and the theory of production -- Appendix: a very brief history of perfect competition -- The representative firm -- The neoclassical model under fire 1940- -- Conclusion.

Author : Niels Geiger,Vadim Kufenko
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317216339

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Business Cycles and Economic Crises by Niels Geiger,Vadim Kufenko Pdf

Throughout the history of economic thought, interest in business cycles and economic crises has sometimes been observed to rise during times of crises, recessions and depressions. However, the treatment of this topic in the literature has generally been merely anecdotal. This book presents a bibliometric and econometric analysis of the development of business cycle and crises theory and its connection to economic developments, particularly since the early 20th century. The book explores the connection between economic development and the literature, utilising systematic bibliometric and rigorous econometric methods and drawing its data from a wide range of sources. This volume provides quantitative answers to questions which have not previously been subject to a precise and comprehensive empirical analysis. This book will be of great interest to historians of economic thought for its novel treatment of a much-discussed topic, and its well-founded and transparent results.

Author : Annalisa Rosselli,Nerio Naldi,Eleonora Sanfilippo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351611657

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Money, Finance and Crises in Economic History by Annalisa Rosselli,Nerio Naldi,Eleonora Sanfilippo Pdf

Recently, students and scholars have expressed dissatisfaction with the current state of economics and have called for the reintroduction of historical perspectives into economic thinking. Supporting the idea that fruitful lessons can be drawn from the work of past economists, this volume brings together an international cross section of leading economists and historians of economic thought to reflect on the crucial role that money, crises and finance play in the economy. The book draws on the work of economists throughout history to consider afresh themes such as financial and real explanations of economic crises, the role of central banks, and the design of macroeconomic policies. These themes are all central to the work of Maria Cristina Marcuzzo, and the contributions both reflect on and further her research agenda. This book will be of interest to researchers in the history of economic thought, and those who wish to gain a deeper understanding of the variety and diversity in approaches to economic ideas throughout history.

Author : Cosimo Perrotta
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317218319

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Unproductive Labour in Political Economy by Cosimo Perrotta Pdf

Contemporary mainstream economists see social wealth as the sum of individual incomes, but for three centuries many economists saw wealth as consisting of the public and private resources of a nation. This led them to explore the idea of unproductive labour, which provides a nation with an individual income, but does not contribute to an increase in social wealth or help to foster development. This book analyses the evolution of ideas surrounding unproductive labour, offering an unprecedented history that guides readers from the work of Petty through to the present economic crisis. This volume explores the work of several key scholars, including Smith, Petty, Marx, Ricardo, Mill, Say and Schumpeter. This book is suitable for scholars and researchers with an interest in the history of economic thought, labour economics and economic philosophy.

Author : Thomas Marmefelt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136728181

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The History of Money and Monetary Arrangements by Thomas Marmefelt Pdf

Today, most money is credit money, created by commercial banks. While credit can finance innovation, excessive credit can lead to boom/bust cycles, such as the recent financial crisis. This highlights how the organization of our monetary system is crucial to stability. One way to achieve this is by separating the unit of account from the medium of exchange and in pre-modern Europe, such a separation existed. This new volume examines this idea of monetary separation and this history of monetary arrangements in the North and Baltic Seas region, from the Hanseatic League onwards. This book provides a theoretical analysis of four historical cases in the Baltic and North Seas region, with a view to examining evolution of monetary arrangements from a new monetary economics perspective. Since the objective exhange value of money (its purchasing power), reflects subjective individual valuations of commodities, the author assesses these historical cases by means of exchange rates. Using theories from new monetary economics , the book explores how the units of account and their media of exchange evolved as social conventions, and offers new insight into the separation between the two. Through this exploration, it puts forward that money is a social institution, a clearing device for the settlement of accounts, and so the value of money, or a separate unit of account, ultimately results from the size of its network of users. The History of Money and Monetary Arrangements offers a highly original new insight into monetary arrangments as an evolutionary process. It will be of great interest to an international audience of scholars and students, including those with an interest in economic history, evolutionary economics and new monetary economics.

Author : Peter J. Curwen
Publisher : Springer
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1976-04-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781349156450

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The Theory of the Firm by Peter J. Curwen Pdf

Author : Nicolai J. Foss
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0415196418

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The Theory of the Firm by Nicolai J. Foss Pdf

Author : Christopher James Hawkins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015003641621

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Theory of the Firm by Christopher James Hawkins Pdf

Author : Edith Penrose,Edith Tilton Penrose
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199573844

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The Theory of the Growth of the Firm by Edith Penrose,Edith Tilton Penrose Pdf

Edith Penrose's tightly argued classic laid the foundations for the resource based view of the firm, now the dominant framework in business strategy She analyses managerial activities and decisions, organizational routines, and also the factors that inevitably limit a firm's growth prospects. --from publisher's description.

Author : J. Lützen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781461394723

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The Prehistory of the Theory of Distributions by J. Lützen Pdf

I first learned the theory of distributions from Professor Ebbe Thue Poulsen in an undergraduate course at Aarhus University. Both his lectures and the textbook, Topological Vector Spaces, Distributions and Kernels by F. Treves, used in the course, opened my eyes to the beauty and abstract simplicity of the theory. However my incomplete study of many branches of classical analysis left me with the question: Why is the theory of distributions important? In my continued studies this question was gradually answered, but my growing interest in the history of mathematics caused me to alter my question to other questions such as: For what purpose, if any, was the theory of distributions originally created? Who invented distributions and when? I quickly found answers to the last two questions: distributions were invented by S. Sobolev and L. Schwartz around 1936 and 1950, respectively. Knowing this answer, however, only created a new question: Did Sobolev and Schwartz construct distributions from scratch or were there earlier trends and, if so, what were they? It is this question, concerning the pre history of the theory of distributions, which I attempt to answer in this book. Most of my research took place at the History of Science Department of Aarhus University. I wish to thank this department for its financial and intellectual support. I am especially grateful to Lektors Kirsti Andersen from the History of Science Department and Lars Mejlbo from the Mathematics Department, for their kindness, constructive criticism, and encouragement.

Author : Philip L. Williams
Publisher : Springer
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1978-06-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781349037896

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The Emergence of the Theory of the Firm by Philip L. Williams Pdf

Author : Paul Walker
Publisher : Routledge Studies in the History of Economics
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0367876795

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The Theory of the Firm by Paul Walker Pdf

Firms are a ubiquitous feature of the economic landscape, with much of the activity undertaken within an economy taking place within their boundaries. Given the size of the contribution made by firms to economic activity, employment and growth, having a theoretical understanding of the nature and structure of firms is crucial for understanding how an economy functions. The Theory of the Firm firstly offers a brief overview of the past, consisting of a concise discussion of the classical view of production, followed by an outline of the development of the neoclassical - or 'textbook' - approach to firm level production. Secondly, the 'present' of the theory of the firm is discussed in three sections. The first section considers the post-1970 theory of the firm literature per se, while the second section scrutinises the relationship between the three most prominent of the modern sets of theories: the reference point, property rights and transaction cost approaches. The third section looks at the theory of privatisation. The unique aspects of this book includes its discussions of the post-1970 contributions to the theory of the firm; the integration of the theory of the entrepreneur with the theory of the firm; and the theory of privatisation. This volume offers an intuitive introduction to the theories of the firm as well as simple formal models of the most important contributions to the literature. It also outlines the historical evolution of the traditional and modern theories of the firm. This book is of great interest to those who study history of economic thought, industrial economics and organizational studies.

Author : George Christopher Archibald
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:301744029

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The theory of the firm by George Christopher Archibald Pdf