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The Empirics of Economic Organizations and Transaction Costs
The course is an inquiry into the fundamental principles of organizational choice viewed through the transaction cost lens. The main focus is on the empirical method of studying organizational and contract choice. Theory and empirical applications on agri-food chains are presented in depth. Practical exercises with actual data estimated using econometric methods are integrated into the course. Specific topics covered include: Perspectives on Economic Organization; New Institutional Economics; Contract choice and Design; Governance of Value Chains; Evidence and Applications of Organizational Forms; The Network Form of Governance; Theories and Boundaries of the Firm; Organizational Competences in Developing countries; Applications on Agri-food Chains; Organization and the Institutional Environment. The program concludes with a two-day workshop where international researchers are presenting their applied and theoretical work on organizations, institutions and value chains, and students participate as discussants. |
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