ECON 483:

Advanced Topics in

Envrionmental Regulation

Kevin Wainwright
Email: wainwrig@sfu.ca


Summer 2008     Return to Home Page

 

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Reading List of Journal Articles:


when possible, titles are linked to PDF downloadable articles; If not, you have to use the Library

    1. Akerlof, G. "The market for lemons: qualitative uncertainty and the market mechanism" QJE, 1970
    2. Barzel, Y "An alternative approach to the analysis of taxation" JPE, 84, 1976
    3. Barzel, Y. & Suen, W. "The Demand for Giffen Goods are Downward Sloping" EJ Vol. 102. July 1992
    4. Barzel, Y Measurement Cost and the Organization of Markets JLE Vol. 25 (Apr 1982) pp 27-48
    5. Barzel, Y. Excess Capacity in Monopolistic Competition, JPE Vol. 78 No. 5 (Sep-Oct 1970) pp 1142-1149
    6. Baumol, William J.Contestable Markets: An Uprising in the Theory of Industry Structure  The American Economic Review, Vol. 72, No. 1. (Mar., 1982), pp. 1-15.
    7. Baumol & Willig, Contestability: Developments since the Book,  Oxford Economic Papers, Vol 38, Supplement: Strategic Behavior and Industrial Competition (Nov 1986) pp 9-36
    8. Cheung, S.N.S. "The structure of a contract and the theory of a non-exclusive resource" JLE 1970 pp 49-70
    9. Cheung, S.N.S., A Theory of Price Control, JLE (April 1974) pp 53-71
    10. Cheung, S.N.S.The Contractual Nature of the Firm, JLE (April 1983)
    11. Coase, R. "The Problem of Social Cost", JLE, pp1-44 Oct. 1960
    12. Dahlby, B.G. "Adverse selection and Pareto improvements through compulsory insurance" Public Choice (37) 1981
    13. Dixit, Avinash, A Model of Duopoly Suggesting a Theory of Entry Barriers, Bell Journal of Economics, (Spring 1979)
    14. Dixit, Avinash The Role of Investment in Entry-Deterrence   The Economic Journal, Vol. 90, No. 357. (Mar., 1980), pp. 95-106.
    15. Dixit, Avinash, Recent Developments in Oligopoly Theory, AER, Vol. 72 No. 2, Papers and Proceedings (May 1982) pp 12-17
    16. Eaton, B.C., & Lipsey, R., An Economic Theory of Central Places, EJ, Vol 92, No. 365 (Mar. 1982) pp 56-72
    17. Eaton, B.C., & Lipsey, R., Exit Barriers are Entry Barriers: The Durability of Capital as a Barrier to Entry, Bell Journal Vol 11, No 2 (Autumn 1980) pp 721-729
    18. Eaton, B.C., & Lipsey, R., The Theory of Market Pre-emption: The Persistence of Excess Capacity and Monopoly in Growing Spatial Markets, Economica, New Series, Vol 46, No 182 (May 1979) pp 149-158
    19. Eaton, B.C., & Ware, R., A Theory of Market Structure with Sequential entry, Rand Journal, Vol 18, No 1 (Spring 1987) pp 1-16
    20. Eaton & White Distribution of Wealth and Efficiency of Institutions Economic Inquiry Apr 1991
    21. Gallini, Nancy "Intellectual Property: When is it the best incentive system?" Working Paper, U of Tor
    22. Jensen and Meckling, Theory of the Firm: Managerial Behavior, Agency Costs and Ownership Structure, Journal of Financial Economics, October, 1976, V. 3, No. 4, pp. 305-360.
    23. Johnson, R. and Libcap G. "Contracting problems and regulation: the case of the fishery" AER, Dec. 1982
    24. Katz & Shapiro How to License Intangible Property  The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Vol. 101, No. 3. (Aug., 1986), pp. 567-590.
    25. Klein, B & Leffler, K., The Role of Market Forces in Assuring Contractual Performance, JPE Vol 89, No 4 (Aug. 1981) pp615-641
    26. Klein, B. "Transaction Cost Determinants of "Unfair" Contractual Arrangements" AER (1980)
    27. Klein, Benjamin; Kevin M. Murphy Vertical Restraints as Contract Enforcement Mechanisms Journal of Law and Economics > Vol. 31, No. 2 (Oct., 1988), pp. 265-297
    28. Klein, Benjamin; Kevin M. Murphy, Vertical Integration as a Self-Enforcing Contractual Arrangement; The American Economic Review > Vol. 87, No. 2, Papers and Proceedings of the Hundred and Fourth Annual Meeting of the American Economic Association (May, 1997), pp. 415-420
    29. Kreps, David M; Jose A. Scheinkman,Quantity Precommitment and Bertrand Competition Yield Cournot Outcomes  The Bell Journal of Economics, Vol. 14, No. 2. (Autumn, 1983), pp. 326-337.
    30. Mathewson, F. and Winter, R. "The Economics of Franchise Contracts," The Journal of Law and Economics, Oct. (1985) 503-526
    31. Milgrom, Paul; John Roberts Economic Theories of the Firm: Past, Present, and Future The Canadian Journal of Economics, Vol. 21, No. 3. (Aug., 1988), pp. 444-458.
    32. Milgrom, Paul; John Roberts Limit Pricing and Entry under Incomplete Information: An Equilibrium Analysis Econometrica, Vol. 50, No. 2. (Mar., 1982), pp. 443-460.
    33. Milgrom, Paul; John Roberts Price and Advertising Signals of Product Quality The Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 94, No. 4. (Aug., 1986), pp. 796-821.
    34. Miyazaki, H. "The Rat Race and internal labor markets" Bell Journal of Economics (vol 8) 1977
    35. Prather Brown, J "Toward an economic theory of liability" JLS, 1973, p 323-349
    36. Rothchild, M and Stiglitz, J. "Equilibrium in competitive insurance markets: an essay on the economics of imperfect information" QJE, 90, 1976
    37. Singh Nirvikar; Vives, Xavier Price and Quantity Competition in a Differentiated Duopoly   The RAND Journal of Economics, Vol. 15, No. 4. (Winter, 1984), pp. 546-554.
    38. Spence, M. Job Market Signaling, QJE, Vol 87, No 3 (Aug 1973) pp 355-374
    39. Wainwright, K. "Dual organizational structures of franchise contracts" discussion paper
    40. Wainwright, K. "Environmental Regulation, Asymmetric Information, and Moral Hazard" discussion paper