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Richard E. Caves | |
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Born | Akron, Ohio, U.S. | November 1, 1931
Died | November 22, 2019 | (aged 88)
Nationality | American |
Education | Oberlin College (BA) Harvard University (MA, PhD) |
Academic career | |
Field | Motion picture economics |
Institution | Harvard University |
Doctoral advisor | Gottfried Haberler |
Doctoral students | Michael Porter Elhanan Helpman Peter Navarro |
Richard Earl Caves (November 1, 1931 – November 22, 2019) was an American economist and professor of economics at Harvard University.[1] He is known for his work on multinational corporations,[2] industrial organization[3] and the creative industries.[4] He is known within the film economics field as the author of a definitive book on the organization of creative industries.[5] His framework for competition policy of "Structure, Conduct, Performance" was for many years the standard approach in industrial organization.