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Working Papers

2012

1. Coarse Grades: Informing the Public by Withholding Information
   Working Papers, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Department of Business Economics and Public Policy

2008

2. Career Concerns and Ambiguity Aversion
   Working Papers, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Department of Business Economics and Public Policy
   See also Journal Article in Economics Letters (2010)
3. Convictions versus Conviction Rates: The Prosecutor’s Choice
   Working Papers, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Department of Business Economics and Public Policy View citations (7)
4. Executive Compensation in Japan: Estimating Levels and Determinants from Tax Records
   Working Papers, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Department of Business Economics and Public Policy View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Economics & Management Strategy (2011)
5. First versus Second-Mover Advantage with Information Asymmetry about the Size of New Markets
   Working Papers, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Department of Business Economics and Public Policy
   Also in Caepr Working Papers, Center for Applied Economics and Policy Research, Economics Department, Indiana University Bloomington (2007)
6. Internalities and Paternalism: Applying the Compensation Criterion to Multiple Selves across Time
   Working Papers, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Department of Business Economics and Public Policy
   See also Journal Article in Social Choice and Welfare (2012)
7. Price Discrimination between Retailers with and without Market Power
   Working Papers, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Department of Business Economics and Public Policy
8. Quality-Ensuring Profits
   Working Papers, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Department of Business Economics and Public Policy
9. Some Common Confusions about Hyperbolic Discounting
   Working Papers, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Department of Business Economics and Public Policy View citations (2)
10. The Industrial Organization of the Japanese Bar: Levels and Determinants of Attorney Income
    Working Papers, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Department of Business Economics and Public Policy View citations (1)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2006) View citations (2)

2007

11. A Reputation Model of Quality in North-South Trade
    Working Papers, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Department of Business Economics and Public Policy
12. Getting Carried Away in Auctions as Imperfect Value Discovery
    Working Papers, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Department of Business Economics and Public Policy View citations (1)
    Also in Industrial Organization, EconWPA (2004)
13. The Parking Lot Problem
    Working Papers, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Department of Business Economics and Public Policy View citations (2)
    Also in CIRJE F-Series, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo (2001)

2006

14. The BLP Method of Demand Curve Estimation in Industrial Organization
    Working Papers, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Department of Business Economics and Public Policy View citations (1)

2005

15. The Case for Managed Judges: Learning from Japan after the Political Upheaval of 1993
    Working Papers, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Department of Business Economics and Public Policy

2004

16. Agency Law and Contract Formation
    Working Papers, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Department of Business Economics and Public Policy View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in American Law and Economics Review (2004)
17. Buyer-Option Contracts Restored: Renegotiation, Inefficient Threats, and the Hold-Up Problem
    Working Papers, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Department of Business Economics and Public Policy View citations (10)
18. Norms in Law and Economics
    Working Papers, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Department of Business Economics and Public Policy View citations (8)
19. Strategic Implications of Uncertainty Over One’s Own Private Value in Auctions
    Working Papers, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Department of Business Economics and Public Policy View citations (12)
    Also in CIRJE F-Series, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo (2001)
    See also Journal Article in The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics (2006)
20. When Does Extra Risk Strictly Increase an Option's Value?
    Working Papers, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Department of Business Economics and Public Policy
    See also Journal Article in Review of Financial Studies (2007)
21. When Does Extra Risk Strictly Increase the Value of Options?
    Finance, EconWPA View citations (2)

2001

22. Bertrand Competition Under Uncertainty
    CIRJE F-Series, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo
    Also in Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers, Econometric Society (2000)
    Industrial Organization, EconWPA (1996)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Industrial Economics (2002)
23. Option Contracts and Renegotiation in Complex Environments
    CIRJE F-Series, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo View citations (2)
24. When are Judges and Bureaucrats Left Independent? Theory and History from Imperial Japan, Postwar Japan, and the United States
    CIRJE F-Series, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo

2000

25. An Economic Approach to Adultery Law
    Law and Economics, EconWPA View citations (1)

1999

26. Can High Prices Ensure Product Quality When Buyers do not Know the Sellers' Cost?
    Industrial Organization, EconWPA
    See also Journal Article in Economic Inquiry (2001)
27. Creating and Enforcing Norms, With Special Reference to Sanctions
    Law and Economics, EconWPA View citations (21)
    Also in Working Papers, Indiana - Center for Econometric Model Research (1998) View citations (15)
28. Naked Exclusion: A Reply
    Industrial Organization, EconWPA
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2000)
29. The Games and Information Reader, Preface
    Game Theory and Information, EconWPA
30. The Games and Information Reader, Table of Contents
    Game Theory and Information, EconWPA
31. The Objectives of Sexual Harassment Law, with Application to 1998's Ellerth, Oncale, and Faragher Decisions
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA
32. The Uneasy Case for the Flat Tax
    Public Economics, EconWPA View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Constitutional Political Economy (2000)
33. Why Is the Japanese Conviction Rate So High?
    Law and Economics, EconWPA View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in The Journal of Legal Studies (2001)
34. Why the Japanese Taxpayer Always Loses
    Law and Economics, EconWPA View citations (5)
35. ames and Information, Third Edition, Preface
    Microeconomics, EconWPA

1998

36. A Theory of Trustees, and Other Thoughts
    Working Papers, Indiana - Center for Econometric Model Research View citations (1)
37. Mezzanatto and the Economics of Self Incrimination
    Working Papers, Indiana - Center for Econometric Model Research

1997

38. Lifting the Veil of Ignorance: Personalizing the Marriage Contract
    Working Papers, Indiana - Center for Econometric Model Research

1996

39. Choosing Among Signalling Equilibria in Lobbying Games
    Game Theory and Information, EconWPA
40. Judicial Independence in Civil Law Regimes: Econometrics from Japan
    Public Economics, EconWPA View citations (1)
41. Notes on Writing, Talking, and Listening
    General Economics and Teaching, EconWPA
42. The Posner Argument for Transferring Health Spending from Old Women to Old Men
    Public Economics, EconWPA
    See also Journal Article in Economics Letters (1996)

1995

43. A Model of Negotiation, Not Bargaining
    Game Theory and Information, EconWPA
    Also in Working Papers, Indiana - Center for Econometric Model Research (1994)
44. Observed Choice, Estimation, and Optimism About Policy Changes
    Econometrics, EconWPA
45. The Learning Curve in a Competitive Industry
    Industrial Organization, EconWPA View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, Indiana - Center for Econometric Model Research (1994)
    Open Access publications from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
    See also Journal Article in RAND Journal of Economics (1997)
46. ``Predictable and Unpredictable Error in Tort Awards: The Effect of Plaintiff Self Selection and Signalling,''
    Law and Economics, EconWPA View citations (1)
47. ``Stigma and Self-Fulfilling Expectations of Criminality''
    Law and Economics, EconWPA
    Also in Working Papers, Indiana - Center for Econometric Model Research (1992)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Law and Economics (1996)
48. ``The Economics of Agency Law and Contract Formation''
    Law and Economics, EconWPA View citations (1)

1993

49. Judicial Legitimacy as a Repeated Game
    Working Papers, Indiana - Center for Econometric Model Research
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Law, Economics and Organization (1994)
50. Perfectly Contestable Monopoly and Adverse Selection
    Working Papers, Indiana - Center for Econometric Model Research View citations (2)

1992

51. Mutual and Unilateral Mistake in Contract Law
    Working Papers, Indiana - Center for Econometric Model Research
    See also Journal Article in The Journal of Legal Studies (1993)
52. Signal Jamming and Limit Pricing: A Unified Approach
    Working Papers, Indiana - Center for Econometric Model Research View citations (2)

1990

53. Are Equilibrium Strategies Unaffected by Incentives
    UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2012

1. Internalities and paternalism: applying the compensation criterion to multiple selves across time
   Social Choice and Welfare, 2012, 38, (4), 601-615
   See also Working Paper (2008)

2011

2. Executive Compensation in Japan: Estimating Levels and Determinants from Tax Records
   Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2011, 20, (3), 843-885
   See also Working Paper (2008)

2010

3. Career concerns and ambiguity aversion
   Economics Letters, 2010, 108, (2), 175-177 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2008)

2009

4. Letter: Is There Research Economist Support for the Stimulus Bill?
   The Economists' Voice, 2009, 6, (3), 6

2008

5. Letter: What Economists Can Contribute to the Global Warming Debate
   The Economists' Voice, 2008, 5, (3), 2

2007

6. Political uncertainty's effect on judicial recruitment and retention: Japan in the 1990s
   Journal of Comparative Economics, 2007, 35, (2), 329-345
7. When Does Extra Risk Strictly Increase an Option's Value?
   Review of Financial Studies, 2007, 20, (5), 1647-1667 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2004)

2006

8. Letter: Must Homeowners Lose Wealth When House Prices Fall?
   The Economists' Voice, 2006, 3, (4), 8
9. Strategic Implications of Uncertainty over One's Own Private Value in Auctions
   The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics, 2006, advances.6, (1), 7 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2004)

2004

10. Agency Law and Contract Formation
    American Law and Economics Review, 2004, 6, (2), 369-409 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2002

11. Bertrand Competition under Uncertainty
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 2002, 50, (1), 11-21 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper (2001)

2001

12. Can High Prices Ensure Product Quality when Buyers Do Not Know the Sellers' Cost?
    Economic Inquiry, 2001, 39, (4), 561-67 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (1999)
13. Explaining Incomplete Contracts as the Result of Contract-Reading Costs
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2001, advances.1, (1), 2 View citations (8)
14. Why Is the Japanese Conviction Rate So High?
    The Journal of Legal Studies, 2001, 30, (1), 53-88 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper (1999)

2000

15. Book reviews
    Journal of Economics, 2000, 71, (3), 316-342 View citations (5)
16. Naked Exclusion: Reply
    American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (1), 310-311 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper (1999)
17. The Uneasy Case for the Flat Tax
    Constitutional Political Economy, 2000, 11, (4), 295-318 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (1999)

1999

18. Creating and enforcing norms, with special reference to sanctions1
    International Review of Law and Economics, 1999, 19, (3), 369-382 View citations (16)

1998

19. Observed Choice and Optimism in Estimating the Effects of Government Policies
    Public Choice, 1998, 97, (1-2), 65-91
20. Private Truths, Public Lies: The Social Consequences of Preference Falsification: Timur Kuran, (Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 1995)
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1998, 33, (2), 309-311
21. The Economics of Desecration: Flag Burning and Related Activities
    The Journal of Legal Studies, 1998, 27, (2), 245-69 View citations (1)
22. The observed choice problem in estimating the cost of policies
    Economics Letters, 1998, 61, (1), 13-15

1997

23. Choosing among Signalling Equilibria in Lobbying Games: A Reply to Sloof
    Public Choice, 1997, 91, (2), 209-14
24. Judicial Independence in a Civil Law Regime: The Evidence from Japan
    Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, 1997, 13, (2), 259-86 View citations (20)
25. The Learning Curve in a Competitive Industry
    RAND Journal of Economics, 1997, 28, (2), 248-268 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper (1995)

1996

26. Stigma and Self-Fulfilling Expectations of Criminality
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1996, 39, (2), 519-43 View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper (1995)
27. The Posner argument for transferring health spending from old women to olden men
    Economics Letters, 1996, 53, (3), 337-339 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (1996)

1995

28. How optimal penalties change with the amount of harm
    International Review of Law and Economics, 1995, 15, (1), 101-108 View citations (4)
29. Predictable and unpredictable error in tort awards: The effect of plaintiff self-selection and signaling
    International Review of Law and Economics, 1995, 15, (3), 323-345 View citations (5)

1994

30. Cheap Bribes and the Corruption Ban: A Coordination Game among Rational Legislators
    Public Choice, 1994, 78, (3-4), 305-27 View citations (19)
31. Judicial Legitimacy as a Repeated Game
    Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, 1994, 10, (1), 63-83 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper (1993)

1993

32. Lobbying When the Decisionmaker Can Acquire Independent Information
    Public Choice, 1993, 77, (4), 899-913 View citations (11)
33. Mutual and Unilateral Mistake in Contract Law
    The Journal of Legal Studies, 1993, 22, (2), 309-43 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper (1992)

1992

34. An Income-Satiation Model of Efficiency Wages
    Economic Inquiry, 1992, 30, (3), 467-78 View citations (6)
35. Managerial Conservatism and Rational Information Acquisition
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 1992, 1, (1), 175-201 View citations (3)

1991

36. Extending the Economic Theory of Regulation to the Form of Policy
    Public Choice, 1991, 72, (2-3), 167-91 View citations (9)
37. Naked Exclusion
    American Economic Review, 1991, 81, (5), 1137-45 View citations (80)

1990

38. Diseconomies of Scale in Employment Contracts
    Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, 1990, 6, (1), 65-92 View citations (2)

1989

39. A simple model of product quality with elastic demand
    Economics Letters, 1989, 29, (4), 281-283 View citations (1)

1988

40. Entry for Buyout
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 1988, 36, (3), 281-99 View citations (10)
41. Mutual Banks and Stock Banks
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1988, 31, (2), 395-421 View citations (21)

1987

42. Moral Hazard in Risk-Averse Teams
    RAND Journal of Economics, 1987, 18, (3), 428-435 View citations (34)

Chapters

2007

1. Norms and the Law
   Elsevier View citations (6)