Richard E. Caves

Richard E. Caves
Born(1931-11-01)November 1, 1931
DiedNovember 22, 2019(2019-11-22) (aged 88)
NationalityAmerican
EducationOberlin College (BA)
Harvard University (MA, PhD)
Academic career
FieldMotion picture economics
InstitutionHarvard 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.

  1. ^ "Richard E Caves". Harvard.edu. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  2. ^ Lundvall, Bengt-Åke, ed. National systems of innovation: Toward a theory of innovation and interactive learning. Vol. 2. Anthem Press, 2010.
  3. ^ Shane, Scott, and Sankaran Venkataraman. "The promise of entrepreneurship as a field of research." Academy of management review 25.1 (2000): 217-226.
  4. ^ Scott, W. Richard. Institutions and organizations: Ideas and interests. Sage, 2008.
  5. ^ Richard Caves, Creative Industries: Contracts Between Art and Commerce. Harvard, CT.: Harvard University Press, 2000.