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Оливър Уилямсън: Новатор На 20 Век И Основател На Новата Институционална Икономика
[Oliver Williamson: an innovator of the 20th century and founder of the new institutional economics]

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Оливър Уилямсън е роден в град Сюпириър, щата Уисконсин в 1932 в семейство на учители. След като завършва инженерни науки с бакалавърска степен по мениджмънт в Масачузетския технологичен институт, работи като инженер за Дженеръл Електрик и Централното разузнавателно управление. След това продължава обучението си в магистърска степен по бизнес администрация в университета Станфорд. След него продължава с докторат по икономика в университета Карнеги Мелън.

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  • Todorova, Tamara, 2022. "Оливър Уилямсън: Новатор На 20 Век И Основател На Новата Институционална Икономика [Oliver Williamson: an innovator of the 20th century and founder of the new institutional economics]," MPRA Paper 121077, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    Oliver Williamson; transaction costs; opportunism; contract theory;
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    • B31 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought: Individuals - - - Individuals
    • D23 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Organizational Behavior; Transaction Costs; Property Rights
    • D86 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Economics of Contract Law

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