Harold Demsetz, 1930-

Economist nascut in Chicago, a obtinut gradul BA la Universitatea din Illinois si MBA si Ph. D. la Northwestern University. A fost profesor la Universitatea din Michigan, Chicago si UCLA, unde a dirijat departamentul de economie intre 1978 y 1980.

Munca sa este centrata pe teoria intreprinderii, drepturi de proprietate si probleme de monopol si concurenta.

Intre alte onoruri, este directorul Mont Pelerin Society si Doctor Honoris Causa al Universitatii Francisco Marroquin din Guatemala.

Pagina web http://www.econ.ucla.edu/demsetz/

Scrieri

• "Economia intreprinderii", Alianza Editorial, Madrid, 1997.
• "Concurenta", Alianza Editorial.
• "Toward a Theory of Property Rights" 1967, AER
• "Why Regulate Utilities?", 1968, J Law Econ
• "Information and Efficiency: another viewpoint", 1969, J Law Econ
• "Production, Information Costs and Economic Organization", with A. Alchian, 1972, AER
• "Industry Structure, Market Rivalry and Public Policy", 1973, J Law Econ
• "Accounting for Advertising as a Barrier to Entry", 1979, J of Business