1st Edition

Cost, Uncertainty and Welfare Frank Knight's Theory of Imperfect Competition

By Stephan John Nash Copyright 1998
213 Pages
by Routledge

214 Pages
by Routledge

213 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1998. This work contributes to the discussion of Knight by showing that uncertainty broadens the conception of economic welfare, and that a new cost analysis holds the key to unlocking the Knightian corpus. It develops Knight's suggestion that uncertainty-control costs can be reduced - arguing that the large firm enjoys economic rent from utilizing its dominant vantage point in... Read more

1. Introduction  2. The Knightian Pyramid  3. Intellectual Influences  4. Comparison of Knight with Chamberlin and Robinson  5. Some Policy Implications  6. Conclusion

Biography

Stephan John Nash