There was some micro stuff in McCauley's book (on the type of step
function an individual firm or person's demand schedule should be
described by to be more realistic, talked about increasing returns, one of
the things that I didn't understand well but it seemed like it would be
quite significant if correct was
about how elasticity was a false concept, a different explanation of
prices based upon MFM Osborne, this is micro stuff right?) and I think he
may have mentioned those specific companies, but just in a rant against
the free makret (which I suppose is related to the purpose of the book in
general, but there was certainly no model of those firms).I think he
implies he agrees with the microanalysis in "Debunking Economics" to a
large degree.

Of course, McCauley is the only econophysicist I've read so I don't know
how representative he is.

> I'd like to see an econophysics model of Enron, Worldcom etc., or do
> they avoid the microdynamics of the firm completely? All the stuff
> I've looked at leads me to believe they haven't spent much time
> looking at/working in actual companies, opting for an Olympian view
> that is irrelevant.
>

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