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Uncertainty, Market Structure, and Performance: The Galbraith-Caves Hypothesis and Managerial Motives in Banking

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  • Franklin R. Edwards
  • Arnold A. Heggestad
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I. The market structure-uncertainty avoidance relationship, 455. — II. Rationale behind the Galbraith-Caves hypothesis, 456. — III. A measure of uncertainty avoidance and the theory of the firm under uncertainty, 458. — IV. The Galbraith-Caves thesis in the context of the firm under uncertainty, 460. — V. Testing the relationship between market power and uncertainty-avoidance behavior, 463. — VI. Empirical results, 469. — VII. Conclusion, 472.

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  • Franklin R. Edwards & Arnold A. Heggestad, 1973. "Uncertainty, Market Structure, and Performance: The Galbraith-Caves Hypothesis and Managerial Motives in Banking," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 87(3), pages 455-473.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:qjecon:v:87:y:1973:i:3:p:455-473.
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