Economics of organisations and development
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Cabrales, Antonio
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Cusolito, A. Economics of organisations and development. Universitat Pompeu Fabra; 2008. handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10803/7375
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Programa de doctorat en Economia, Finances i Empresa
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La presente tesis contiene tres ensayos sobre la Economía de las Organizaciones y el Desarrollo Económico. Cada capítulo se centra en un tópico distinto, cuya relevancia ha sido destacada por la literatura sobre Desarrollo Económico en la últimas dos décadas.<br/><br/>La motivación del primer ensayo reside en el hecho de que el inapropiado funcionamiento de las instituciones políticas y económicas constituye un obstáculo severo para el progreso económico. El ensayo analiza el rol de la concentración de la propiedad de las empresas de media para restringir la corrupción burocrática. El segundo ensayo está inspirado por la literatura sobre los determinantes del progreso tecnológico. El capítulo estudia el impacto de la competencia y la liberalización de la entrada en los mercados sobre la dirección del progreso tecnológico. El ensayo se centra en la comparación de las ventajas y desventajas de orientar el cambio tecnológico hacia la creación de bienes de mayor o menor calidad. El último capítulo explora cómo las diferencias tecnológicas entre empresas que se fusionan afectan la eficiencia productiva de la nueva organización.
This thesis contains three essays on the Economics of Organisations and Development. Each essay focuses on a different topic that has received special attention by the Development literature over the last two decades. <br/><br/>The first chapter is motivated by the fact that malfunctioning institutions constitute a severe obstacle for economic progress. It centers the analysis on the role of the media to constrain bureaucratic corruption. The second chapter is inspired by the large and influential literature on the determinants of the technical progress. The chapter focuses on the role of market competition and entry liberalization to affect the direction of the technical change. It analyzes the trade-off between doing quality up-grading or creating new but low-quality goods. The third chapter explores the role of conflicting organisational technologies to affect the economic performance of merging firms.
This thesis contains three essays on the Economics of Organisations and Development. Each essay focuses on a different topic that has received special attention by the Development literature over the last two decades. <br/><br/>The first chapter is motivated by the fact that malfunctioning institutions constitute a severe obstacle for economic progress. It centers the analysis on the role of the media to constrain bureaucratic corruption. The second chapter is inspired by the large and influential literature on the determinants of the technical progress. The chapter focuses on the role of market competition and entry liberalization to affect the direction of the technical change. It analyzes the trade-off between doing quality up-grading or creating new but low-quality goods. The third chapter explores the role of conflicting organisational technologies to affect the economic performance of merging firms.
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mejoras de calidad, innovación, competencia, liberalización de la entrada, fusiones, corruption, media, corporate governance, technical change, quality up-grading, innovation, competition, entry liberalization, mergers, cambio tecnológico, control corporativo, medios de comunicación, corrupción
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334 - Forms of economic organization and cooperation
338 - Economic situation. Economic policy. Economic management, control, and planning. Production. Services. Tourism. Prices
338 - Economic situation. Economic policy. Economic management, control, and planning. Production. Services. Tourism. Prices
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Universitat Pompeu Fabra
