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Theory of the Firm

In: Action and Choice

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  • Walter E. Block

    (Loyola University New Orleans)

  • Ivan Jankovic

    (University of Mary)

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Thus far we have analyzed different aspects of the price system: supply and demand, equilibrium, production and consumption, present goods vs future goods, barter and indirect exchange. Most of what we have studied dealt with how individual agents coordinate their activities through the market price system. However, one seeming puzzle needs resolving: if the market is so great, how come production within the firm is not organized through market prices but rather through orders from on high and also via explicit cooperation and teamwork? Why do firms exist on the market? Why don’t individuals just buy and sell products across markets? Why do companies exist?

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  • Walter E. Block & Ivan Jankovic, 2022. "Theory of the Firm," Springer Texts in Business and Economics, in: Action and Choice, chapter 9, pages 137-151, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sptchp:978-981-19-3751-4_9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-3751-4_9
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