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Economic Analysis of Property Rights

Economic Analysis of Property Rights

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The Economic Analysis of Property Rights explains why some organizations arise over others by examining the costs of strengthening economic property rights. It offers a unified theoretical structure to deal with exchange, rights formation, and organization that traditional economic theory often ignores, and shows how transaction costs can be reduced through reorganization to maximize wealth net of these costs.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 300 pages
Publication date: 31 August 2023
Publisher: Cambridge University Press


The standard neoclassical model of economics fails to explain why one form of organization emerges over another. It operates on the assumption that transaction costs do not exist, despite the fact that they are inherently present. Transaction costs are defined as the expenses incurred in strengthening a specific distribution of economic property rights. These costs are always present, regardless of whether they are explicitly recognized or not.

Economic Analysis of Property Rights delves into the study of how individuals allocate resources to maximize the value of their economic rights over these resources. It provides a comprehensive theoretical framework that addresses exchange, rights formation, and organization, which traditional economic theory often overlooks. This approach offers insights into how transaction costs can be minimized through reorganization, ultimately leading to the distribution of property rights that maximizes wealth net of these transaction costs.

This crucial hypothesis sheds light on the existence of many perplexing organizations and institutions that have existed in the past and continue to shape our world today. It helps us understand why certain structures and systems prevail, and why others fail to thrive. By recognizing the role of transaction costs in shaping economic outcomes, we can gain a deeper understanding of the complex dynamics of markets, organizations, and societies.

Weight: 437g
ISBN-13: 9781009374729
Edition number: 3 Revised edition

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