In this paper we investigate a rationale for co-evolution of financial and technological structures in modern firms according to the Comparative Institutional Analysis Approach (CIA). Starting from the 'Transaction Costs Approach' (TCE) to the analysis of the relationship between corporate...

This paper challenges the traditional economic reasons supporting copyright licensing exclusivity in dealership agreements in media markets. It is argued how exclusive dealings in contents distributions acted in Europe as barriers to entry and/or raising rivals' costs strategies against new...