The Empirical Performance of Orthodox Models of the Firm: Conventional Firms and Worker Cooperatives.

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Journal: Journal of Political Economy
Year: 1994
Volume: 102
Issue: 4
Pages: 718-44

Authors (2)

Pencavel, John Craig, Ben (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

4.022 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 4.0x S-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Though it is routinely posited that organizations with different property rights will not exhibit the same responses to changes in their economic environment, compelling evidence of such behavior is difficult to find. The authors collected observations on two types of firms--conventional proprietorships and worker-owned cooperatives--operating in the same industry, in the same location, and at the same period of time. They compare the firms' reactions to changes in their input and output prices and ask whether their reactions are consistent with orthodox models of profit and dividend maximization. Copyright 1994 by University of Chicago Press.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:ucp:jpolec:v:102:y:1994:i:4:p:718-44
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25