Kontrakt jako obiekt obserwacji naukowej w teorii ekonomii

Waldemar Tyc , Marzena Schneider

Abstract

In the hereby article the identification and synthesis of research approaches that use the “contract” concept in the economic theory has been done. The contract con- cept has also been used as a tool for clar ifying and understanding the socio-economic choices. The three essential research approach es have been discussed in particular: the neo-institutional, economic analysis of law and game theory one. It has been assumed that identifying the contract as a scientific observation object is heuristically fertile, and interpretation of the contract in the transac tion cost analysis context can be a universal measure for institution effectiveness.