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Dynastic management

Caselli, Francesco and Gennaioli, Nicola (2003) Dynastic management. . Centre for Economic Policy Research (Great Britain), London, UK.

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Abstract

Dynastic management is the inter-generational transmission of control over assets that is typical of family-owned firms. It is pervasive around the world, but especially in developing countries. We argue that dynastic management is a potential source of inefficiency: if the heir to the family firm has no talent for managerial decision-making, meritocracy fails. We present a simple model that studies the macroeconomic causes and consequences of this phenomenon. In our model, the incidence of dynastic management depends on the severity of asset-market imperfections, on the economy’s saving rate, and on the degree of inheritability of talent across generations. We therefore introduce novel channels through which financial market failures and saving rates affect aggregate total factor productivity. Numerical simulations suggest that dynastic management may be a substantial contributor to observed crosscountry differences in productivity.

Item Type: Monograph (Discussion Paper)
Official URL: http://www.cepr.org
Additional Information: © 2003 Francesco Caselli and Nicola Gennaioli
Divisions: Centre for Economic Performance
Economics
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HG Finance
H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
JEL classification: G - Financial Economics > G3 - Corporate Finance and Governance > G30 - General
E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E1 - General Aggregative Models > E10 - General
E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E2 - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment > E20 - General
O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O4 - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity > O40 - General
O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O10 - General
G - Financial Economics > G1 - General Financial Markets > G10 - General
Date Deposited: 03 Jun 2008 09:53
Last Modified: 15 Sep 2023 22:55
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/5269

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