Learning by Doing in Markets, Firms, and Countries

Naomi R. Lamoreaux, Daniel M. G. Raff, Peter Temin , Peter Temin (Elisha Gray II Professor of Economic History and Applied Economics, MIT, USA)

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University of Chicago Press
15 February 1999

Economic history; Business competition; Ownership & organisation of enterprises

Series: (NBER) National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Reports

Learning by Doing in Markets, Firms, and Countries draws out the underlying economics in business history by focusing on learning processes and the development of competitively valuable asymmetries. The essays show that organizations, like people, learn that this process can be organized more or less effectively, which can have major implications for how competition works.

The first three essays in this volume explore techniques firms have used to both manage information to create valuable asymmetries and to otherwise suppress unwelcome competition. The next three focus on the ways in which firms have built special capabilities over time, capabilities that have been both sources of competitive advantage and resistance to new opportunities. The last two extend the notion of learning from the level of firms to that of nations. The collection as a whole builds on the previous two volumes to make the connection between information structure and product market outcomes in business history.

Edited by: Naomi R. Lamoreaux, Daniel M. G. Raff, Peter Temin, Peter Temin (Elisha Gray II Professor of Economic History and Applied Economics, MIT, USA)
Imprint: University of Chicago Press
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 1998
Dimensions: Height: 23mm, Width: 15mm, Spine: 2mm
Weight: 510g
ISBN: 9780226468341
ISBN 10: 0226468348
Series: (NBER) National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Reports
Pages: 356
Publication Date: 15 February 1999
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Naomi R. Lamoreaux is the Stanley B. Resor Professor of Economics and History at Yale University and a research associate of the NBER.