Biography of Coase, the Founder of New Institutional Economics

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Publish Date: 1998-12-01
Features: This book is part of the series "Biographies of Nobel laureates in economics," introducing the main economic thoughts and viewpoints of Coase after he was awarded the prize for establishing the theory of transaction costs and contributing to institutional economics. The main content includes: Coase's life journey, Coase's theory of the firm and the theory of transaction costs, Coase's theory of property rights and his ideas in legal economics. Additionally, appendices include the announcement from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Coase's acceptance speech — "The Institutional Structure of Production," Coase's academic autobiography — "The Intellectual Evolution and Development of an Economist," and a list of Coase's major works.