Span of control, transaction costs, and the structure of production chains

被引:11
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作者
Kikuchi, Tomoo [1 ]
Nishimura, Kazuo [2 ]
Stachurski, John [3 ]
机构
[1] Natl Univ Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew Sch Publ Policy, Singapore, Singapore
[2] Kobe Univ, Res Inst Econ & Business Adm, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
[3] Australian Natl Univ, Res Sch Econ, Canberra, ACT, Australia
来源
THEORETICAL ECONOMICS | 2018年 / 13卷 / 02期
关键词
Span of control; firmboundaries; fragmentation; production chains; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; FIRM; ORGANIZATION; KNOWLEDGE; TRADE; HIERARCHIES; ECONOMY;
D O I
10.3982/TE2376
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This paper builds coordination costs, transaction costs, and other aspects of the theory of the firm into a production chain model with an infinite number of ex ante identical producers. The equilibrium determines prices, allocations of productive tasks across firms, firmsizes, and the number of active firms. These prices and allocations match several stylized facts on firm boundaries, vertical integration, and division of the value chain.
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页码:729 / 760
页数:32
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