Organizational Economics

The Organizational Economics Working Group studies the structures that govern non-market transactions, such as transactions within firms, government agencies, and non-profit organizations. It also considers the boundaries of the firm and the role of contracts and other structures that mediate transactions between firms.

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Robert Gibbons is Sloan Distinguished Professor of Management at MIT Sloan and a Professor of Economics at MIT.  His research focusses on how organizational structure mediates interactions within firms, between firms, and beyond firms, for example in schools and hospitals.

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