Empirical Studies in Institutional Change

Lee J Alston editor Douglass C North editor Thráinn Eggertsson editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:28th Jul '96

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This collection of empirical studies analyses historical and contemporary institutions and institutional change in various parts of the world.

Empirical Studies in Institutional Change is a collection of nine empirical studies by fourteen scholars. Dealing with issues ranging from the evolution of secure markets in seventeenth-century England to the origins of property rights in airport slots in modern America, the contributors analyse institutions and institutional change in various parts of the world and at various periods of time. The volume is a contribution to the new economics of institutions, which emphasises the role of transaction costs and property rights in shaping incentives and results in the economic arena. To make the papers accessible to a wide audience, including students of economics and other social sciences, the editors have written an introduction to each study and added three theoretical essays to the volume, including Douglass North's Nobel Prize address, which reflect their collective views as to the present status of institutional analysis and where it is headed.

ISBN: 9780521557436

Dimensions: 227mm x 152mm x 23mm

Weight: 510g

376 pages