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Coasean

Coasean adjective: of or relating to Ronald Coase (1910–2013), British economist and author.

Adjective

Coasean (comparative more Coasean, superlative most Coasean)

  1. Of or relating to Ronald Coase (1910–2013), British economist and author.
    • We demonstrate that the entitlement owner's choice between two different kinds of Coasean transactions acts as a credible signal whether she has a relatively high or relatively low valuation.1995 March, Ian Ayres, Eric Talley, “Solomonic Bargaining: Dividing a Legal Entitlement to Facilitate Coasean Trade”, in The Yale Law Journal, volume 104, number 5, page 1032 of 1027-1117

Forms of Coasean

comparativemore Coasean
superlativemost Coasean

Origin of Coasean

From Coase + -an.

Questions about Coasean

What does Coasean mean?
Coasean means of or relating to Ronald Coase (1910–2013), British economist and author.
What part of speech is Coasean?
Coasean is an adjective.

Words near Coasean in the dictionary

  1. coarticulations
  2. coarticulatory
  3. coas
  4. Coase
  5. Coase theorem
  6. Coasean
  7. Coasian
  8. coassemble
  9. coassembled
  10. coassembles
  11. coassemblies

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