Richard Earl Caves (November 1, 1931 – November 22, 2019) was an American economist and professor of economics at Harvard University. He is known for his work on multinational corporations, industrial organization and the creative industries. He is known within the film economics field as the author of a definitive book on the organization of creative industries. His framework for competition policy of ''Structure, Conduct, Performance'' was for many years the standard approach in industrial organization.
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