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Joint ventures of labor and capital

by Lester G. Telser (1997)

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This book explores how competition among coalitions for members explains which profit-seeking joint ventures of labor and capital form and can survive. The nature, direction, and control of investments by these joint ventures, the division of labor, and the determinants of wages are among the main topics. The principal tool for studying them is core theory, which stems from game theory with deep roots in neoclassical economics; it is ideal for studying competition, especially in markets. Telser uses core theory to explain under what conditions a corporation or mutual fund can survive. He also describes in terms of the nature and diversity of the projects the types of investors conducive to the stability of their joint ventures. Core theory can answer several important questions about wages that are overlooked - and that are much harder to answer without it. Among these are the relation between ability and wages as well as the relation between the size of a joint venture and the wage formulas conducive to its stability. Joint Ventures of Labor and Capital will be important to teachers, researchers, and advanced students of economics. Since business practices are always in the forefront, faculties and students in business schools will have a keen interest in this book. Because of the emphasis on the subtleties of competition, it will also prove useful to students and practitioners in law and economics.

Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreJoint ventures of labor and capital Lead Character

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