Beyond Coase's well-known 'ceiling' (where firms stop being efficient and markets take over), there is a neglected 'Coasean floor': a set of valuable transactions that no one engages in because they require organization, yet no organization will undertake them because the transaction costs are too high relative to any extractable profit.

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Speaker

Clay Shirky

Evidence Quote

everybody focused at the top right when does the firm stop being a good idea into the market but in addition to that nominal cousine ceiling there's also cozy in floor

Source

Clay Shirky on Coase, Collaboration and Here Comes Everybody 10/20/2008EconTalk
Created: 6/15/2026, 9:28:59 AM

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