The theory of the firm: microeconomics with endogenous entrepreneurs, firms, markets, and organizations
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Contents
Preface
and Acknowledgments page
ix
Introduction
1
PART I. THE THEORY OF THE FIRM
1
The Consumer
11
1.1
The Intermediation Hypothesis and the Scope of the Firm
12
1.2
Consumer Characteristics
26
1.3
Consumer Cooperation and Transaction Benefits
28
1.4
Consumer Coordination and Transaction Costs
35
1.5
Consumer Organizations and the Separation Criterion
40
1.6
Conclusions
61
2
The Firm
63
2.1
The Separation Criterion
64
2.2
Firms Create and Manage Markets
76
2.3
Firms Create and Manage Organizations
88
2.4
The Development of the Firm
102
2.5
The Social, Legal, and Political Context of the Firm
117
2.6
Conclusions
123
3
The Separation of Consumer Objectives and Firm Objectives
125
3.1
The Neoclassical Separation Theorem
127
3.2
The Separation Theorem with Price-Setting Firms
132
3.3
The Fisher Separation Theorem
136
3.4
The Fisher Separation Theorem with Price-Setting Firms
142
3.5
Conclusions
147
vi
Contents
PART II. THE ENTREPRENEUR IN EQUILIBRIUM
4
The Entrepreneur
15ł
4.1
A Dynamic Theory of the Entrepreneur
153
4.2
The Entrepreneur's Decisions and the Foundational
Shift
163
4.3
Type I Competition: Competition among
Entrepreneurs
175
4.4
Type II Competition: Competition between Entrepreneurs
and Consumer Organizations
177
4.5
Type III Competition: Competition between Entrepreneurs
and Established Firms
179
4.6
The Classical Theory of the Entrepreneur
186
4.7
Conclusions
196
5
Competition among Entrepreneurs
197
5.1
Set-Up Costs
198
5.2
Investment
205
5.3
Time Preferences
212
5.4
Risky Projects
214
5.5
Risk Aversion
219
5.6
Endowments and Incentives for Effort
223
5.7
Conclusions
226
PART III. HUMAN CAPITAL, FINANCIAL CAPITAL, AND
THE ORGANIZATION OF THE FIRM
6
Human Capital and the Organization of the Firm
231
6.1
The Worker Cooperative versus the Firm
232
6.2
Hiring Workers with Diverse Abilities
237
6.3
Hiring with Moral Hazard in Teams
242
6.4
Market Contracts versus Organizational Contracts
247
6.5
Hiring by the Firm versus a Cooperative with Open
Membership
256
6.6
Conclusions
262
7
Financial Capital and the Organization of the Firm
263
7.1
The Basic Model
264
7.2
The Corporation in Equilibrium
268
7.3
The Partnership in Equilibrium
276
7.4
Market Equilibrium and Organizational Form
283
7.5
Conclusions
290
Contents
vii
PART IV. INTERMEDIATION BY THE FIRM
8
The Firm as Intermediary in the Pure-Exchange Economy
295
8.1
The Firm and Money
296
8.2
The Firm and the Absence of a Double Coincidence
of Wants
302
8.3
The Firm and Market Clearing
308
8.4
The Firm and Time
310
8.5
The Firm and Distance
315
8.6
The Firm and Risk
322
8.7
Conclusions
328
9
The Firm versus Free Riding
329
9.1
The Firm and Economies of Scale
331
9.2
The Firm and Public Goods
347
9.3
The Firm and Common-Property Resources
355
9.4
Conclusions
362
PART V. MARKET MAKING BY THE FIRM
10
The Firm Creates Markets
367
10.1
Market Making and Matchmaking by the Firm:
Overview
368
10.2
Market Making by the Firm versus Consumer Search
380
10.3
Matchmaking by the Firm versus Consumer Search
388
10.4
Competition between Market-Making Firms
391
10.5
Competition between Market-Making Firms:
Characterization of Equilibrium
404
10.6
Conclusions
415
11
The Firm in the Market for Contracts
417
11.1
Contracts and Incentives to Invest: Firms Create
Markets
419
11.2
Moral Hazard: Firm Management of Tournaments
versus Bilateral Agency Contracts
440
11.3
Adverse Selection: The Firm Monitors Performance
447
11.4
Adverse Selection: The Firm Certifies Quality
451
11.5
Conclusions
456
12
Conclusion
458
12.1
The Firm
458
12.2
The Entrepreneur
460
viii Contents
12.3
The Intermediation Hypothesis
462
12.4
Markets and Organizations
463
References
465
Author Index
503
Subject Index
511 |
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