Sélection naturelle et rationalité absolue des entreprises

Pierre Chiappori

Revue Économique, 1984, vol. 35, issue 1, 87-108

Abstract: [eng] Natural selection and substantive rationality of business firms. Pierre-André Chiappori. The « natural selection » argument has often been raised to support profit maximization. The present paper argues that this argument needs some very unrealistic assumptions to hold. Moreover., a simple model is used to show that Friedmans conclusion do not stem from his hypothesis, and that a careful analysis of sélection processes requires rather a procedural rationality approach. [fre] Certains auteurs, dont Friedman, ont invoqué la notion de sélection naturelle à l'appui de la thèse de maximisation des profits par les entreprises. L'article montre, d'une part, que l'argument de sélection recourt implicitement à de nombreuses hypothèses peu réalistes. D'autre part, un modèle de sélection permet d'infirmer les conclusions de Friedman ; il suggère que les formalismes de la rationalité procédurale sont les mieux adaptés à l'analyse de tels problèmes.

Date: 1984
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