Economic Behavior and Institutions: Principles of Neoinstitutional Economics (Cambridge Surveys of Economic Literature) - Hardcover

Eggertsson, Thrainn

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 052134445X ISBN 13: 9780521344456

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1990

Synopsis

An important research programme has developed in economics that extends neo-classical economic theory in order to examine the effects of institutions on economic behaviour. The body of work emerging from this line of inquiry includes contributions from various branches of economic theory, such as the economics of property rights, the theory of the firm, cliometrics and law and economics. This book is a comprehensive survey of this research programme which the author terms 'neoinstitutional economics'. The author proposes a unified approach to this research, integrating the work of various contributors and emphasising the common principles of inquiry that tie the work together. The theoretical discussion is accompanied by empirical studies dealing with a range of institutions and economic systems. This book will serve as the primary resource for economists and students who want to learn about this important branch of economic theory.

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Review

'The survey succeeds in my view precisely in presenting and linking in a convincing way quite disparate material.' Arthur Denzau, Washington University

Book Description

This book is a comprehensive survey of 'neoinstitutional economics', which integrates neo-classical economic theory and the effects of institutions on economic behaviour. This unified approach emphasises economics of property rights, the theory of the firm, cliometrics, law and economics. This book is a primary resource for economists and students studying this important branch of economic theory.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 052134445X
• ISBN 13: 9780521344456
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 400