Papers ISNIE 2008

Papers are listed alphabetically by first author.

Testing the Role of Procedural Satisfaction: Evidence from Bulgaria - abstract
Max Albert, (Giessen University)
Georgi Chobanov, (Sofia University)
Henrik Egbert, (Giessen University)
Vanessa Mertins, (Saarland University)
Teodor Sedlarski, (Sofia University)

Priests, Property Rights and Rural Conflict in Brazil - abstract
Lee Alston, (University of Colorado-Boulder)

Bargaining and Governance in Multiparty Presidential Regimes - abstract and paper
Luis Araujo, (Michigan State University)
Carlos Pereira, (Michican State University)
Eric Raile, (North Dakota State University)

Political Accountability, Incentives, and Contractual Design of Public Private Partnerships: Demand Risk on Private Providers or Public Authorities? - abstract and paper
Laure Athias, (University of Paris 1 Sorbonne)

Accounting Institutions Emerge Very Early in an Economy’s Development - abstract and paper
Sudipta Basu, (Temple University)
Marcus Kirk, (Emory University)
Gregory B. Waymire, (Emory University)

A Transaction Cost Theory of Business Formalization - abstract
Benito Arruñada, (Pompeu Fabra University)

Mandatory Accounting Disclosure by Small Private Companies - abstract
Benito Arruñada, (Pompeu Fabra University)

Civil Liberties, the Unbundling of Institutions and Economic Growth - abstract and paper
Ariel BenYishay, (University of Maryland Economics Dept.)
Roger R. Betancourt, (University of Maryland Economics Dept.)

Formal and Informal Contracting in Interfirm Relationships - abstract and paper
Jean Beuve, (ADIS - University of Paris South)
Stéphane Saussier, (ADIS - University of Paris South)

The Evolution of Bankruptcies in 19th Century France - abstract
Vincent Bignon, (EconomiX - University of Paris - Nanterre)
Jérôme Sgard, (CERI - Sciences Po)

Making Title Waves: Explaining Property Rights Emergence in Lima, Peru - abstract
Matthew Bird, (University of Chicago)

Water Marketing As a Tragedy of the Anticommons - abstract and paper
Stephen Bretsen, ( Wheaton College)
Peter J. Hill, (Wheaton College)

Trustworthiness - abstract and paper
Janice Boucher Breuer, (University of South Carolina)
John McDermott, (University of South Carolina)

Will the World Be Ever Governed? the Dynamics of a Global Constitutionalization Process - abstract and paper
Eric Brousseau, (EconomiX, University of Paris X)
Yves Schemeil, (PACTE, IEP Grenoble & IUF)
Jerome Sgard, (CERI, Sciences-Po)

Private Operation with Public Supervision: Evidence of Hybrid Modes of Governance in Prisons - abstract and paper
Sandro Cabral, (Federal University of Bahia - Brazil)
Sergio Lazzarini, (IBMEC- SP - Brazil)
Paulo Furquim de Azevedo, (FGV-SP - Brazil)

Bilateral Moral Hazard and Profit-sharing Vertical Restraints: Evidence from European Contract Data - abstract and paper
Magali Chaudey, (CREUSET-University of St Etienne)
Muriel Fadairo, (CREUSET-University of St Etienne)

Pricing Under Information Asymmetry: an Analysis of the Housing Presale Market from the New Institutional Economics Perspective - abstract
Lennon HT Choy, (The University of Chicago (Visiting))

Insurance Without Kin? Private-order Institutions in Gold Rush California - abstract and paper
Karen Clay, (Carnegie Mellon University)

Role Played by Intermediary Institutions in Academy-industry Technology Alliances: the Case of Agoria, the Belgian Technology Industry Federation - abstract and paper
Regis Coeurderoy, (Louvain School of Management - UCL)
Valerie Duplat, (Louvain School of Management - UCL)

Climate Change and Collective Action - abstract and paper
Daniel Cole, (Indiana Univ. School of Law - Indianapolis)

Share Contracts for Export Pineapple Production in Ivory Coast: Contractual Choice, Equity and Efficiency Issues - abstract
Jean-Philippe Colin, (IRD Moisa)
Céline Bignebat, (INRA Moisa)

The Origins and Evolution of Representative Political Institutions - abstract and paper
Sebastian Coll, (Cantabria University)

The Co-evolution of Vertically Related Industries - abstract and paper
John M. de Figueiredo, (UCLA)
Brian S. Silverman, (University of Toronto)

Horizontal Integration and Relational Contracting: an Application to Local Public Services - abstract and paper
Claudine DESRIEUX, (University of Paris Sud 11)
Eshien CHONG, (University of Paris Sud 11)
Stéphane SAUSSIER, (University of Paris Sud 11)

Political Accountability and Real Authority of Government Bureaucracy - abstract and paper
Marina Dodlova, (EconomiX, University of Paris X; LIA HSE)

Judicial Legitimacy and Cooperative Social Norms - abstract and paper
John N. Drobak, (Washington University)

The Resource Curse: a Corporate Transparency Channel - abstract and paper
Artyom Durnev, (McGill University)
Sergei Guriev, (New Economic School)

The New Deal and the "new Cuba": Cuba's Participation in the U.s. Sugar Quota Program, 1934-1941. - abstract and paper
Alan Dye, (Barnard College, Columbia University)

Trade and Intellectual Property Rights in the Agricultural Seed Sector - abstract and paper
Derek Eaton, (Wageningen University & Research Centre)

Understanding Institutional Arrangements: Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Value Chains in East Africa - abstract and paper
Derek Eaton, (LEI-Wageningen University)
Gerdien Meijerink, (LEI-Wageningen University)
Jos Bijman, (Wageningen University)

Break-outs from Institutional Lock-ins, is It Possible at All? - abstract
Martina Eckardt, (Andrássy University Budapest)
Stefan Okruch, (Andrássy University Budapest)

Vertical Integration and Institutional Constraints on Firm Behavior: the Case of the Garment Industry in Egypt - abstract and paper
Amirah M. El-Haddad, (Cairo University)

Auditor Independence and Earnings Quality: Evidence for Market Discipline Vs. Sarbanes-oxley Proscriptions - abstract and paper
Dino Falaschetti, (FSU College of Law and Hoover Institution)
James Brown, (Montana State University)
Michael Orlando, (Economic Advisors, Inc.)

Quality and Mechanisms of Governance: the Case of Hotel Industry - abstract and paper
Marta Fernández, (University of Oviedo)
Manuel González-Díaz, (University of Oviedo)

Hybrids and Social and Political Violence: a Study of Organizational Forms in Conflict-ridden Zones in Colombia - abstract
Clemente Forero, (Universidad de los Andes)
Eduardo Wills, (Universidad de los Andes)
Veneta Andonova, (Universidad de los Andes)
Luz Elena Orozco, (Universidad de los Andes)
Oscar Pardo, (Universidad de los Andes)

The Wikified Firm: Authority and Delegation in the Knowledge Economy - abstract
Nicolai J. Foss, (Copenhagen Business School)
Peter G. Klein, (University of Missouri)
Nils Stieglitz, (University of Southern Denmark)

Dispatchers - abstract and paper
Anders Fredriksson, (IIES, Stockholm University)

Investment and Expropriation Under Oligarchy and Democracy in a Heckscher-ohlin World - abstract
Sebastian Galiani, (Washington University in St Louis)

Before Death Do Us Part: on Premature Contract Breakup and Partial Property Rights - abstract and paper
Bernhard Ganglmair, (University of Zurich and IZA, Bonn)

Why Pro-defendant Criminal Procedure Might Hurt the Innocent - abstract and paper
Nuno Garoupa, (University of Illinois - College of Law)
Matteo Rizzolli, (University of Milan - Bicocca)

Self-selected, Redundant Task-matching Isn’t So Bad After All: the Division of Labor of Voluntary Production - abstract
Giampaolo Garzarelli, (University of the Witwatersrand)

The Determinants and Impact of Telecommunications Reforms in Developing Countries - abstract and paper
Gasmi Farid, (Toulouse School of Economics)
Laura Recuero Virto, (Toulouse School of Economics)

Why Consulting Two Experts? - abstract and paper
Wolfgang Gick, (Harvard University)

Managerial Attention Allocation in Optimal Incentive Contracts - abstract and paper
Ricard Gil, (University of California - Santa Cruz)
Jordi Mondria, (University of Toronto)

“take or Pay” Contract Robustness: a Three Steps Story Told by the Brazil – Bolivia Gas Case? - abstract and paper
Jean Michel Glachant, (University of Paris Sud)
Michelle Hallack, (University of Paris Sus)

Contractual Complexity and Completeness to Contain Opportunism in Franchise Agreements - abstract and paper
Manuel González-Díaz, (University of Oviedo)
Vanesa Solis-Rodriguez, (University of León)

Changing the Paradigm of Stock Ownership: from Concentrated Towards Dispersed Ownership? Evidence from Brazil and Consequences for Emerging Countries - abstract and paper
Érica Gorga, (Cornell Law School and FGV Law School at Sao Paulo)

The Co-design of Contractual and Extra-contractual Governance: Lessons from the Project-based Economy - abstract
Anna Grandori, (Bocconi University)
Marco Furlotti, (Bocconi University)

Exit, Voice, and Liability: Legal Dimensions of Organizational Structure - abstract and paper
Henry Hansmann, (Yale Law School)
Reinier Kraakman, (Harvard Law School)

Vertical Integration During the Hollywood Studio Era - abstract and paper
F Andrew Hanssen, (Montana State University)

Intergroup Cooperation and Rent Allocation in Colonial Spanish America: the Roles of Marriage Choice and Identity Re-invention in ‘melting-pot’ Chiloe - abstract and paper
David E. Hojman, (University of Liverpool)

Policy Risk, Political Capabilities and International Investment Strategy: Evidence from the Global Electric Power Industry - abstract and paper
Guy Holburn, (University of Western Ontario)
Bennet Zelner, (Duke University)

Patent Ambushes in Standard-setting Organizations – Implications for Antitrust Policy and the Design of Ip Rules - abstract
Kai Hueschelrath, (Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW))

Crossing the Killing Zone into Statehood - abstract and paper
Shawn Humphrey, (University of Mary Washington)

Managerial Interpretation of Non-economic Shocks: Socio-cultural Spillovers and the Events of September 11th - abstract and paper
Mazhar Islam, (University of Minnesota)
Adam Fremeth, (University of Minnesota)
Alfred Marcus, (University of Minnesota)

De Facto Property Rights Protection and Mnc Location Choices - abstract and paper
Srividya Jandhyala, (University of Pennsylvania)

A Model of Political Agency with Emotional Voters - abstract
Colin Jennings, (University of Strathclyde)

Political Strategy in Emerging Economies:evidence from the Chinese Private Sector - abstract
Nan Jia, (Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto)

In Search of Order: Property Rights Enforcement in Kibera Settlement, Kenya - abstract and paper
Sandra Joireman, (Wheaton College)
Rachel Sweet, (Wheaton College)

Economic Freedom in Terms of Kinds of Government Actions: an Empirical Investigation - abstract and paper
Judit Kapás, (University of Debrecen)
Pál Czeglédi, (University of Debrecen)

Enforceability of Labor Law: Evidence from a Labor Court in Mexico - abstract and paper
David S. Kaplan, (World Bank)
Joyce Sadka, (ITAM)

Optimal Sequential Investigation Rules in Competition Law - abstract and paper
Wolfgang Kerber, (University of Marburg)
Juergen-P. Kretschmer, (University of Marburg)
Georg von Wangenheim, (University of Kassel)

Microsoft, Refusal to License Intellectual Property Rights, and the Incentives Balance Test of the European Commission - abstract and paper
Wolfgang Kerber, (Philipps-University Marburg)
Claudia Schmidt, (Philipps-University Marburg)

Removing Property from Intellectual Property and (intended?) Pernicious Impacts on Innovation and Competition - abstract and paper
F. Scott Kieff, (Washington University School of Law)

Evolutionary Paths of Inter-organizational Information Systems (iois) - abstract and paper
Stefan Klein, (University of Muenster)
Stefan Schellhammer, (University of Muenster)
Kai Reimers, (RWTH Aachen University)
Kai Riemer, (University of Muenster)

Cable Vs. Dsl - Competing It Innovations and Lock-in from the Customer’s Standpoint - abstract and paper
Michael Kleinaltenkamp, (Freie Universität Berlin (Germany))
Thomas Bach, (Freie Universität Berlin (Germany))

The Impact of Complexity on Path-dependent Decision-making Processes: an Experimental Study - abstract and paper
Jochen Koch, (Free University of Berlin)
Martin Eisend, (European University Viadrina)
Arne Petermann, (Free University of Berlin)

Path Dependence and the Development of Formal Institutions in Central and Eastern European Economies - abstract and paper
Nir Kshetri, (University of North Carolina--Greensboro)
Richard Kohn, (University of North Carolina--Greensboro)

Political Power and the Emergence of Autonomous Bureaucracies - abstract and paper
Victor Lapuente, (University of Gothenburg)

What Changes with Ownership? Evidence from Regional Airlines - abstract and paper
Mara Lederman, (University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management)
Silke J. Forbes, (University of California, San Diego)

The Demarcation of Property: Patterns and Economic Effects - abstract and paper
Gary Libecap, (UCSB)
Dean Lueck, (University of Arizona)

Institutions, Education, and Economic Peformance - abstract
Jamus Lim, (World Bank)

The Effects of a Two-stage Ordering Process and Quantity Discounts on Vertical Channel Relationships: Theory and Evidence - abstract and paper
Desmond (Ho-Fu) Lo, (University of Michigan)
Mrinal Ghosh, (University of Arizona)
Stephen Salant, (University of Michigan)

Both Market and Hierarchy: an Incentive-systems Theory of Hybrid Governance Forms - abstract
Richard Makadok, (Emory University)
Russell Coff, (Emory University)

Role, Usage, and Motivations of Contracts in Agriculture. - abstract
Claude Menard, (University of Paris (Pantheon-Sorbonne))
Pavel Vavra, (OECD)

Institutional Reforms in South-eastern Europe:a Comparative Analysis During Different Periods of Transition - abstract and paper
Martin Mendelski, (Frankfurt University)

Direct-contracting and Brokers in the Producer-processor Transaction: the Uruguayan Beef Industry Case - abstract and paper
Mario Mondelli, (University of Missouri)
Decio Zylbersztajn, (University of São Paulo)

Commercializing Property Rights in Inventions: Lessons for Modern Patent Theory from Classic Patent Doctrine - abstract and paper
Adam Mossoff, (George Mason University School of Law)

Property Rights, Private Investments and Land Conflicts in Brazil - abstract
Vivian E. S. Nascimento, (University of Sao Paulo)
Maria Sylvia M. Saes, (University of Sao Paulo)
Decio Zylbersztajn, (University of Sao Paulo)

Allocation and Uncertainty: Strategic Responses to Environmental Grandfathering - abstract and paper
Jonathan R. Nash, (University of Chicago/Tulane University)

The Problem of the Hold Up Problem: Outside Options, Irreversible Investments and Entry Deterrence - abstract and paper
Antonio Nicita, (University of Siena)
Simone Sepe, (Yale Law School)

Endogenous Exchange Costs in General Equilibrium - abstract
Charles Nolan, (University of St Andrews)
Alex Trew, (University of St Andrews)

Finding the Right Pigou Tax in a World of Imperfect Coasian Bargains - abstract and paper
John VC Nye, (George Mason University)

Contract Incompleteness, Globalization and Vertical Structure: an Empirical Analysis - abstract
Luigi Pascali, (Boston College)

Private Gains for Public Benefits: Re-election, Accountability, and Corruption - abstract
Carlos Pereira, (Michican State University)
Ravi Bhavnani, (Michigan State University)

An Empirical Approach Toward Understanding the Linkage of Legal and Financial Institutions - abstract and paper
Antônio José M. Porto, (Fundação Getulio Vargas - Direito Rio)
Antônio F. Galvão, (University of Illinois - Department of Economics)

Intra-african Trade Obstacles: the Role of Business Environment - abstract and paper
Bruno Powo Fosso, (Glendon College, York University)

An Auction Market for Journal Articles - abstract and paper
Jens Prüfer, (Tilburg University)
David Zetland, (University of California, Davis)

Pacta Sunt Servanda Versus Social Role of Contracts - abstract
Christiane Rezende, (University of São Paulo)
Decio Zylbersztajn, (University of São Paulo)

The Corporate Governance of Benedictine Abbeys: What Can Stock Corporations Learn from Monasteries? - abstract and paper
Katja Rost, (University Zurich)
Emil Inauen, (University Zurich)
Margit Osterloh, (University Zurich)
Bruno Frey, (University Zurich)

How “social Contract” Based Conformist Preferences and Reciprocity Explains Norm Compliance: the Experimental Evidence - abstract and paper
Lorenzo Sacconi, (University of Trento, IT)
Marco Faillo, (University of Trento, IT)

The Role of Common Knowledge in Buyer-supplier Relationships - abstract and paper
Jon Bingen Sande, (Norwegian University of Life Sciences)

The Italian Chamber of Lords Sits on Listed Company Boards: an Empirical Analysis of Italian Listed Company Boards from 1998 to 2006 - abstract and paper
Paolo Santella, (Bank of Italy)
Carlo Drago, (University of Naples "Federico II")
Andrea Polo, (University of Cambridge)

Consistency in Organization - abstract and paper
Ekkehart Schlicht, (University of Munich)

Entry Deterrence and New Technology Deployment in Cable Tv Markets - abstract
Robert Seamans, (UC Berkeley)

Nominal Wage Rigidity Under Low Inflation: Evidence from Personnel Records - abstract and paper
Andrew Seltzer, (Royal Holloway, University of London)

Corporate Agency Problems and Hybrid Financial Instruments - abstract and paper
Simone Sepe, (Yale Law School)

Competing on Standards? Entrepreneurship, Intellectual Property and the Platform Paradox - abstract and paper
Tim Simcoe, (University of Toronto)
Stuart Graham, (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Maryann Feldman, (University of Georgia)

Minorities, Stereotypes and In-group Policing - abstract and paper
David T. Smith, (University of Michigan)

Information Costs in Property, Intellectual Property, and Organizations - abstract and paper
Henry E. Smith, (Yale Law School)

Why Was the Uniform Sales Act Adopted in Some States but Not Others? - abstract and paper
Donald Smythe, (California Western School of Law)

Budget Uncertainty and Faculty Contracts: a Dynamic Framework for Comparative Analysis - abstract and paper
Konstantin Sonin, (New Economic School)
Irina Khovanskaya, (Higher School of Economics)
Maria Yudkevich, (Higher School of Economics)

Governing the League: Opportunism, Credible Threats and Social Ties in Football Competition Licensing - abstract and paper
Roland F. Speklé, (Nyenrode Business University)
Teije G. Smittenaar, (independent)

Homo Corporaticus: Hormones and Institutions - abstract
Angela A. Stanton, (Max Planck Institute of Economics, Jena)

The Numerus Clausus, Human Capital and the Optimality of Satisficing: on Drawing Property Boundaries to Facilitate Hayekian Search - abstract
Leah Theriault, (Washington University)

Strategic Investments in Telecommunication Infrastructure Quality - abstract
Tobias Veith, (ZEW, Mannheim, Germany)

How Did Markets Manage Measurement Issues? Lessons from 19th Century Britain - abstract and paper
Aashish Velkar, (London School of Economcis)

Who Do You Distrust and How Much Does It Cost? an Experiment on the Measurement of Trust - abstract and paper
Roberto Weber, (Carnegie Mellon University)
Bill McEvily, (University of Toronto)
Joseph Radzevick, (Carnegie Mellon University)

Gaining ‘influence’ Through Financial Structure - abstract and paper
Dean V. Williamson, (US Department of Justice)

Is Open Source Software the New Lex Mercatoria? - abstract and paper
Christopher S. Yoo, (University of Pennsylvania Law School)

The Role of Decision Rights in Incomplete Contracts: Lessons from Automobile Franchising - abstract and paper
Giorgio Zanarone, (Universitat Pompeu Fabra and MIT (visiting))