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Hierarchical Structure of the Network of Division of Labor and Related Transactions

In: Inframarginal Economics

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  • Xiaokai Yang

    (University of New South Wales, Australia)

  • Wai-Man Liu

    (University of New South Wales, Australia)

Abstract

The following sections are included:The Theory of HierarchyOne Way Centralized HierarchyA Decentralized Hierarchy of Transactions and the Division of LaborConfigurations and Market StructuresThe General Equilibrium and Its Inframarginal Comparative StaticsNetwork Hierarchy of Cities and Division of LaborConsumer-producers, cities, and layers of a hierarchy of citiesTwo types of transaction costsThe optimal number of layers in a hierarchical structureFurther ReadingQuestionsExercises

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  • Xiaokai Yang & Wai-Man Liu, 2008. "Hierarchical Structure of the Network of Division of Labor and Related Transactions," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Inframarginal Economics, chapter 17, pages 527-564, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:wschap:9789812837929_0017
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    Inframarginal Economics; Inframarginal Analysis; Division of Labor; Specialization; Network Effects; Smithian Framework; Transaction Costs;
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    • O30 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - General

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