TY - JOUR

T1 - Heinrich von Stackelberg on joint production

AU - Baumgärtner, Stefan

PY - 2001/12/1

Y1 - 2001/12/1

N2 - In the 1970s, considerable interest arose into the study of multi-output firms and industries. However, this literature did not seem to be aware of the contribution that von Stackelberg made to the issue almost half a century earlier. This paper outlines von Stackelberg's contribution to the theory of costs under joint production. It critically assesses the place of his contribution in the modern history of the theory of joint production and it suggests an answer to the question of why von Stackelberg's theory of joint production fell into oblivion and even contributed to the abandonment of the issue for decades.

AB - In the 1970s, considerable interest arose into the study of multi-output firms and industries. However, this literature did not seem to be aware of the contribution that von Stackelberg made to the issue almost half a century earlier. This paper outlines von Stackelberg's contribution to the theory of costs under joint production. It critically assesses the place of his contribution in the modern history of the theory of joint production and it suggests an answer to the question of why von Stackelberg's theory of joint production fell into oblivion and even contributed to the abandonment of the issue for decades.

KW - Sustainability sciences, Management & Economics

KW - Cost theory

KW - Heinrich von Stackelberg

KW - Joint production

KW - Theory of the firm

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UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/69b0b970-1b82-3dab-a5f1-f770f680239f/

U2 - 10.1080/09672560110079511

DO - 10.1080/09672560110079511

M3 - Journal articles

VL - 8

SP - 509

EP - 525

JO - European Journal of the History of Economic Thought

JF - European Journal of the History of Economic Thought

SN - 0967-2567

IS - 4

ER -