Heinrich von Stackelberg's book, "Grundlagen einer reinen Kostentheorie", published in 1932 was at the forefront of a growing conceptual revolution in the theory of the firm, a theory which appears more relevant than ever in today’s economic climate. In this work, Stackelberg masterfully built a theoretical framework which he later developed in Market Structure and Equilibrium. Foundations of a Pure Cost Theory represents the first translation of the original German version into English. This substantial book offers readers a critical and technical understanding of the firm, how firms function and the environments in which they operate. Fundamental notions of cost production, market economy, optimum position and velocities of production are given prominence. Ultimately, this work, which remains largely unknown, can be seen as a milestone text in our understanding of the strategies adopted by firms as a whole. The book has been meticulously translated from the German into English, retaining the author’s examples in their historical context and capturing the spirit of the time with all its subtlety and significance.
Heinrich von Stackelberg Ordre des livres




- 2014
- 2011
Market structure and equilibrium
- 134pages
- 5 heures de lecture
In his book „Marktform und Gleichgewicht“, published initially in 1934, Heinrich von Stackelberg presented his groundbreaking leadership model of firm competition. In a work of great originality and richness, he described and analyzed a market situation in which the leader firm moves first and the follower firms then move sequentially. This game-theoretic model, now widely known as Stackelberg competition, has had tremendous impact on the theory of the firm and economic analysis in general, and has been applied to study decision-making in various fields of business. As the first translation of von Stackelberg’s book into English, this volume makes his classic work available in its original form to an English-speaking audience for the very first time.
- 2009
Grundlagen einer reinen Kostentheorie
- 131pages
- 5 heures de lecture
Die Wirtschaft lässt sich als ein Prozess betrachten, der sich zwischen den beiden Polen Produktion und Konsumption abspielt. Diese Abhandlung will eine bestimmte Seite der Produktion analysieren, nämlich die Rolle, die den Produktionskosten in der Produktion zukommt. Die Kosten und der Preis der Produkte sind die beiden ökonomischen Regulatoren der Produktion. Neben seinen bedeutenden Arbeiten zur Oligopoltheorie beschäftigte sich der Autor auch mit Fragen der Mikroökonomik.