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“Outside the firm, price movements direct production, which is co-ordinated through a series of exchange transactions on the market. Within a firm, these market transactions are eliminated and in place of the complicated market structure with exchange transactions is substituted the entrepreneur-co-ordinator, who directs production.”

Quote by Ronald Coase

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Ronald Coase was a prominent economist known for his significant contributions to the economic analysis of law and the theory of the firm. Born on December 29, 1910, in Largs, Scotland, Coase passed away on September 2, 2013. His work on transaction costs has had a lasting impact on the field of economics. more

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