In the nineties, average firm size decreased, organisations decentralized, and workers preferences shifted from large to small firms. Our model identifies the economic forces behind this trend. Small firms with little capital at risk are subject to risk-shifting. They realize more of their...

In the nineties, average firm size decreased, organisations decentralized, and workers preferences shifted from large to small firms. Our model identifies the economic forces behind this trend. Small firms with little capital at risk are subject to risk-shifting. They realize more of their...

In the nineties, average firm size decreased, organisations decentralized, and workers preferences shifted from large to small firms. Our model identifies the economic forces behind this trend. Small firms with little capital at risk are subject to risk-shifting. They realize more of their...

This paper analyzes workers' choices to sort in large and small firms. Workers care to realize their ideas as they share the associated benefits with the firm. Small firms being less capitalized are more inclined to realize their workers' risky ideas, but better capitalized firms provide safe...

We show that the availability of finance affects firms not only through financial markets, but also through the labour market. In our model, talented workers care for realizing their ideas because this can increase their lifetime income, but they also wish to be insured against income risk....

We show that the availability of finance affects firms not only through financial markets, but also through the labor market. In our model, talented workers care for realizing their ideas because this can increase their lifetime income, but they also wish to be insured against income risk. Large...