31 2 pages 332 354 december.
The o ring theory of economic development.
It shows that high skill workers those who make few mistakes will be matched together in equilibrium and that wages and output will rise steeply in skill.
His article the o ring theory of economic development published in the quarterly journal of economics presents a production function in which production consists of many tasks all of which must be successfully completed for the product to have full value mistakes can be extremely costly reducing the.
Also known as the o ring model of economic development this refers to the theory that even the smallest components of a complex production process must be performed properly if the end product of the.
Michael kremer formulated the o ring theory in 1993.
The o ring theory of economic development michael kremer this paper proposes a production function describing processes subject to mistakes in any of several tasks.
The o ring theory of economic development the quarterly journal of economics oxford university press vol.
The key feature of this model is positive assortative matching whereby people with similar skill levels work together.
This paper proposes a production function describing processes subject to mistakes in any of several tasks.