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Author index

Aitchison, J., 49, 54 Appelbaum, Elie, 25, 27, 43 Armstrong, M.A., 111

Bardhan, Pranab, 152 Barreto, Humberto, 3 Berman, Abraham, 105 Berndt, Ernst, 49 Blau, David, 1, 8-9, 128 Boadway, Robin, 41 Brock, William, 5-6, 17, 19,35, 41-42, 129 Brockhaus, Robert, Sr., 7 Brown, J.A.C., 49, 54 Brus, W., 152-153, 155-156, 162, 170

Calvo, Guillermo, 33, 36, 43 Casson, Mark, 3 Cottle, R.W., 111, 114 Coughlin, Peter, 170

Davidsson, Per, 140 Day, Richard, 152, 154 Dreze, Jacques, 24-25, 42

Eaves, Curtis, 90-91 Evans, David, 1-2, 5-6, 8-9, 17, 19, 35, 41-42, 128-129, 146, 149, 180

Hartog, Joop, 132 Hebert, Robert, 3 Hewett, Ed, 152 Holmström, Bengt, 4-5 Howrey, E.P., 33, 43

Inman, Robert, 153 Ishü, Yasunori, 27

Jong, Rob de, 142 Jovanovic, Boyan, 8, 33, 35, 43, 128, 146, 149, 180

188

Kanbur, S.M., 29-31, 39-41, 43, 50, 56 Katz, Eliakim, 25, 43 Kihlstrom, Richard, 22, 28-32, 38-41, 43, 46, 56 Kirzner, Israel, 3 Knight, Frank, 3 Kornai, lanos, 152-153, 155-156

Laffont, Jean-Jacques, 22, 28-32, 28-41, 43, 46, 56 Laski, K., 152-153, 155-156, 162, 170 Lee, Lung-Fei, 131 Leighton, Linda, 1-2, 9,128, 146, 149, 180 Lemke, C.E., 91 Levitas, Anthony, 156 Lim, Chin, 27 Link, Albert, 3 Lippman, Steven, 25 Long, James, 8, 46, 55, 128 Lucas, Robert, Jr., 6, 17,22-24,42,46, 63

Maddala, Gary, 125, 130-131 Mangasarian, Olvi, 100-101, 103 Marchand, Maurice, 41 McCall, John, 25 Mills, David, 5 Moore, Robert, 128 Mueller, Dennis, 153, 170 Murrell, Peter, 170 Myers, M.G., 37

Nove, Aflec, 153

Okuguchi, Koji, 37 Oosterbeek, Hessel, 141 Ophem, Hans van, 132, 136

Pang, J.-S., 111, 114 Peck, Richard, 39 . Pejovitch, Svetozar, 154 Pestieau, Pierre, 41

Author index

Author index

Plemmons, Robert, 105 Prescott, Edward, 6

Quandt, R.E., 33, 43 Quian, Yingyi, 153-154

Rees, Hedley, 8, 128, 131, 145, 149, 179 Renaud, Paul, 1, 171

Sandmo, Agnar, 26 Say, Jean-Baptiste, 3 Scherer, F.M., 6, 51 Schram, Arthur, 136 Schumpeter, Joseph, 3 Shah, Anup, 8, 128, 131, 145, 149, 179 Shapero, Albert, 7 Sheshinski, Eytan, 24-25, 42 Shoven, John, 47 Simon, Herbert, 6 Sokol, Lisa, 7 Stiglitz, Joseph, 26 Strzalkowski, Piotr, 156

Tirole, Jean, 4-5 Trost, Robert, 131

Velthoven, Ben van, 1 Venkateswaran, V., 111, 114 Vianen, J.G., 6 Vijverberg, Wim, 128, 145, 149, 179 Visscher, Michael, 6 Voslensky, Michael, 153-155, 161

Weintraub, R.E., 37 Wellisz, Stanislaw, 33, 36, 43 Whalley, John, 47 Winden, Frans van, 1, 45, 127, 151, 170 Wit, Gerrit de, 13, 45, 87, 127, 151

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List of symbols

Symbols are only listed if they appear in other (sub)sections than the one in which they are introduced. The pages refer to places in the book where the symbols are further explained.

conventions an upperscore above a variable indicates the highest possible value of the variable, 17, or the solution value of the variable, 98, or the mean of the variable, 171 an underscore below a variable indicates the lowest possible value of the variable, 17 a variable marked by an asterisk indicates the equilibrium value of the variable, 15, or the value of the variable for the marginal individual, 18, or the after-tax value of variable, 55

superseripts s supply, 52, or self-employed individuals, 55 e employees, 55 d demand, 14

subscripts i, h sectors, 48 j, k groups, 48, or individuals, 122 s state, 155

conventions regarding subscripts a subscript may indicate a derivative, 14 if two subscripts are used, the ftrst refers to the sector and the second to the group/individual, 48-49 the meaning of the subscript [i,j] is explained on p. 94

variables, functions A defming mx n-matrix of matrix M of a LCP(q, M) of class A, 90, 113 a measure of attractiveness of wage-employment relative to self-employment,

62 Baggregate amount of self-employment efficiency units, 52, or

defming mx n-matrix of matrix M of a LCP(q, M) of class A, 90, 113 b self-employment efficiency factor, 51 C competitive entrepreneurial position, 64 c efficiency of an individual as an employee, 116, or

shift parameter measuring the relative efficiency of the private enterprises compared to that of the state, 155

c(.) cost function, 14

192 List of symbols

E expectation operator, 25, or elasticity, 15 -16

e effectiveness of taxation, 55 F production function of the state, 154 f auxiliary variable .for comparative static analysis, 68 f(.) production function in private sector, 155 GI difference between the income of the marginal self-employed individual

and that of the state managers, 159, 171-172 G2 excess demand on the labor market, 159 g auxiliary variable for comparative static analysis, 66, 70 g(.) utility function evaluating the job characteristics other than income, 53 H index set, 98 H(.) cumulative distribution function of entrepreneurial abilities, 17 h auxiliary variable for comparative static analysis, 71, 79 h(.) density function of entrepreneurial abilities, 160 I index set, 98 i auxiliary variable for comparative static analysis, 77 J index set, 98 j auxiliary variable for comparative static analysis, 80 K index set, 98 K aggregate capital, 23 k capital input of one fIrm, 23, or

auxiliary variable for comparative static analysis, 80 L aggregate labor, 19 1 labor input of one fIrm, 20 M matrix of LCP(q, M), 88 m number of sectors, 45, or

number of managers, 154 N aggregate number of individuals, 17,58, 154 n number of self-employed individuals, 14, or

number of social groups, 45 p product price, 13, or

weighted product of product prices, 54 q vector of LCP(q, M), 88 R weighted sum of the risk premium factors, 52 r basic rental price of capital, 50, or

sealar, 89, 90, 113 S set of self-employed groups, 65, or

set of sectors, 72 t tax rate, 55 u utility, 25 v(.) normalized varianee, 49

List of symbols

W ouside option income, 14, or wage rate, 19, or solution vector of LCP, 88, 113

X aggregate production, 13, or vector of observable variables in eamings equation, 125

x production level, 14, or fraction of the managers that is self-employed, 159

Y national income, 59, 154 Y individual income, 25-26 Z vector of observable characteristics in utility function, 124 z job characteristics other than income, 53, or

solution vector of LCP, 88, 113

a labor elasticity of production, 48-49 ß preference weight for products of a certain sector, 53, or

scalar, 99, 113, or vector of parameters in earnings equation, 125

'Y relative risk aversion, 53, or Vector of parameters in utility function, 124, or fraction of the labor force that is manager, 154

o capital elasticity of output, 48-49, or coefficient before earnings in utility function, 124

e error term in utility function, 124 1/ error term in earnings equation, 125 8 entrepreneurial ability, 17 JI stochastic variable in cost or production function, 24 'Ir profit, 14 p risk premium factor, 50, or

scalar, 99, 113 E 1 - E is the management elasticity of production, 48-49 er substitution elasticity between capital and labor, 23, or

element of covariance matrix, 130

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