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The Theory Of Irrelevance Of The Size Of The Firm

In: Inframarginal Contributions To Development Economics

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  • Pak-Wai Liu

    (Chinese University of Hong Kong, China)

  • Xiaokai Yang

    (Harvard University, USA and Monash University, Australia)

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The following sections are included:IntroductionThe Theories of the Firm and the Story behind the Formal ModelA Model with Consumer-Producers, Economies of Specialization and Transaction CostsConfigurations, Market Structures and General EquilibriumDevelopment in Division of Labor and Average EmploymentConclusionsAppendix A: Proof of Proposition 1References

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  • Pak-Wai Liu & Xiaokai Yang, 2006. "The Theory Of Irrelevance Of The Size Of The Firm," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Christis Tombazos & Xiaokai Yang (ed.), Inframarginal Contributions To Development Economics, chapter 11, pages 259-290, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:wschap:9789812774255_0011
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    • O12 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
    • O21 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - Planning Models; Planning Policy
    • O23 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - Fiscal and Monetary Policy in Development

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