Does Transaction Cost Economics Need Opportunism?

| Peter Klein | During a recent discussion of transaction cost economicsĀ a commentator asked: “I am always puzzled by why we need opportunism when we have individuals pursuing their self-interests as a postulate.” Opportunism, of course, isĀ Oliver Williamson’s concept of “self-interest seeking with guile.” In a world of opportunism individuals cannot be assumed to keep … Continue reading Does Transaction Cost Economics Need Opportunism?