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E/E/12. MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS -CONCEPT OF ASSET SPECIFICITY

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DATE:
2005
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This essay will begin by defining the term ‘asset specificity. It will introduce the concept of asset specificity in terms of quasi-rent, holdup problems and opportunistic behavior. Then, it will turn to a discussion of the various economic activities determined by asset specificity and evaluate how each economic activity is determined. In addition, the essay will also supply examples from empirical literatures to illustrate why and how various economic activities have been determined by specific assets.

 

KEYWORDS: managerial, economics, -concept, asset, specificity,