This paper contends that a major breakthrough has occurred in economics, that this
breakthrough is related to the matching of economics and organization theory, and that this …

The transaction cost approach to the study of economic organization regards the transaction
as the basic unit of analysis and holds that an understanding of transaction cost …

ÔThis excellent volume brings together some of the most interesting writings on economic
organization. It covers a vast range of topics that fall under the heading of economic …

This publication presents one of the first attempts to integrate two emerging bodies of
economic research: institutional economics and organizational theory. It begins within the …

Organizational economics has thrived as a field of study for nearly three decades. Although
Barney and Hesterly (1996) note exceptions, the field of organizational economics can …

Institutional questions have become increasingly prominent in the evaluation of nearly every
area of structural policy. The present article shows how formal economic analysis may be …

OW: I regard the economics of organizations as a pluralist enterprise: there are lots of
different ways of approaching this subject and we are a long way from of having an …

A leading issue with which the economics of organization is concerned is why do we
observe so much organizational variety. This has been relatively neglected on the research …

Judge Posner (2010) offers a substantial agenda for organization economics. He advises us
on how organization economics can shed substantial light on some of the most pressing …

Analyzing institutions and the part they play in governing economic action has comprised
the central problem addressed by the new institutional economics. This paradigm has made …