Journal of Law, Economics and Organization

1985 - 2009

Edited by Ian Ayres

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2009, volume 25, issue 2

Editor's Note pp. 285-285

Ian Ayres

Coming to the Nuisance: Revisiting Spur in a Model of Location Choice pp. 286-310

Robert Innes

Chinatown Revisited: Owens Valley and Los Angeles--Bargaining Costs and Fairness Perceptions of the First Major Water Rights Exchange pp. 311-338

Gary D. Libecap

Specialization, Firms, and Markets: The Division of Labor within and between Law Firms pp. 339-371

Thomas N. Hubbard

Auctions Versus Negotiations in Procurement: An Empirical Analysis pp. 372-399

Steven Tadelis

Uncertainty, Pay for Performance, and Asymmetric Information pp. 400-441

Felipe Balmaceda

Corruption, Extortion, and the Boundaries of the Law pp. 442-471

Nicolas Melissas

Political Compromise and Bureaucratic Structure: The Political Origins of the Federal Reserve System pp. 472-498

Andrew C. Sobel

The Distributional Consequences of Diversity-Enhancing University Admissions Rules pp. 499-517

Erik Eyster

Why Have Robberies Become Less Frequent but More Violent? pp. 518-534

Rajiv Sethi

Where Is Credit Due? Legal Institutions, Connections, and the Efficiency of Bank Lending in Vietnam pp. 535-578

Markus Taussig

Revenue Sharing Distortions and Vertical Integration in the Movie Industry pp. 579-610

Ricard Gil

2009, volume 25, issue 1

Editor's Note pp. 1-1

Ian Ayres

Matching Bankruptcy Laws to Legal Environments pp. 2-30

Hayong Yun

Sustaining Cooperation with Joint Ventures pp. 31-54

Thomas Wayne Ross

A Principal-Agent Theory of En Banc Review pp. 55-79

Tom S. Clark

Why Divorce Laws Matter: Incentives for Noncontractible Marital Investments under Unilateral and Consent Divorce pp. 80-106

Abraham L. Wickelgren

Going-Private Decisions and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: A Cross-Country Analysis pp. 107-133

Eric Talley

Accuracy Versus Falsification Costs: The Optimal Amount of Evidence under Different Procedures pp. 134-156

Claude Fluet

An Economic Model of Whistle-Blower Policy pp. 157-182

Sandeep Kapur

Has Devolution Injured American Workers? State and Federal Enforcement of Construction Safety pp. 183-210

Alison D. Morantz

Optimal Vertical Arrangements When Resale Is Possible pp. 211-234

Mariano Selvaggi

Least-Cost Avoidance: The Tragedy of Common Safety pp. 235-261

Nuno Garoupa

Judicial Independence Under a Divided Polity: A Study of the Rulings of the French Constitutional Court, 1959--2006 pp. 262-284

Raphael Franck

2008, volume 24, issue 2

Corporate Boards of Directors: In Principle and in Practice pp. 247-272

Oliver E. Williamson

Incentives in Markets, Firms, and Governments pp. 273-306

Atif Mian

Urban Extremism pp. 307-318

Amihai Glazer

An Economic Analysis of Color-Blind Affirmative Action pp. 319-355

Tolga Yuret

Infectious Ethics: How Upright Employees Can Ease Concerns of Tacit Collusion pp. 356-370

Brian Mittendorf

Democracy, Credibility, and Clientelism pp. 371-406

Razvan Vlaicu

Trust in Transition: Cross-Country and Firm Evidence pp. 407-433

Utku Teksoz

Environmental Liability in Transboundary Harms: Law and Forum Choice pp. 434-457

Henry van Egteren

Cashing by the Hour: Why Large Law Firms Prefer Hourly Fees over Contingent Fees pp. 458-475

Fernando Gomez-Pomar

Bureaucratic Rents and Life Satisfaction pp. 476-488

Alois Stutzer

2008, volume 24, issue 1

Editor's Note pp. 1-1

Ian Ayres

Abortion Access and Risky Sex Among Teens: Parental Involvement Laws and Sexually Transmitted Diseases pp. 2-21

Thomas Stratmann

The Effects of the Fourth Amendment: An Economic Analysis pp. 22-44

Hugo Marc Mialon

Coerced Confessions: Self-Policing in the Shadow of the Regulator pp. 45-71

Michael Wayne Toffel

Evidentiary Arbitrage: The Fabrication of Evidence and the Verifiability of Contract Performance pp. 72-94

George Triantis

Ministerial Weights and Government Formation: Estimation Using a Bargaining Model pp. 95-119

Yasutora Watanabe

Optimal Contracts When a Worker Envies His Boss pp. 120-137

Amihai Glazer

Relational Contracts, Multitasking, and Job Design pp. 138-162

Anja Schöttner

A Theory of Brinkmanship, Conflicts, and Commitments pp. 163-183

Konstantin Sonin

Commitment, Exchange Autonomy, and the Boundary of the Hierarchical Firm pp. 184-214

Nadav Levy

Competition, Contractibility, and the Market for Donors to Nonprofits pp. 215-246

Jeremy Thornton

2007, volume 23, issue 3

Fee-Shifting Rules in Litigation with Contingency Fees pp. 519-546

Jue-Shyan Wang

Bargaining over an Uncertain Value: Arbitration Mechanisms Compared pp. 547-579

Amy Farmer

The Effect on Divorce of Legislated Net-Wealth Transfers pp. 580-597

Douglas W. Allen

Do the Merits Matter Less After the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act? pp. 598-626

Stephen J. Choi

Do the Merits Matter More? The Impact of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act pp. 627-652

AC Pritchard

A Damage-Revelation Rationale for Coupon Remedies pp. 653-661

Daniel L. Rubinfeld

Courts of Law and Unforeseen Contingencies pp. 662-684

Andrew Postlewaite

Agency Structure and Firm Culture: OSHA, EPA, and the Steel Industry pp. 685-709

Wayne B. Gray

Sale-Backs in Bankruptcy pp. 710-730

Rajdeep Singh

Motivating Through Delegating Tasks or Giving Attention pp. 731-742

Bauke Visser

Cultural Inertia and Uniformity in Organizations pp. 743-771

Denis Gromb

2007, volume 23, issue 2

Bargaining and Opinion Assignment on the US Supreme Court pp. 276-302

Charles M. Cameron

The Judicial Common Space1 pp. 303-325

Chad Westerland

Legal Doctrine and Political Control pp. 326-345

Emerson H. Tiller

Presidents, Justices, and Deference to Administrative Action pp. 346-364

Joseph L. Smith

Assessing Preference Change on the US Supreme Court pp. 365-385

Kevin M. Quinn

Directing Retribution: On the Political Control of Lower Court Judges pp. 386-420

Sanford C. Gordon

Panel Composition and Judicial Compliance on the US Courts of Appeals pp. 421-441

Jonathan P. Kastellec

Resurrecting Lochner: A Defense of Unprincipled Judicial Activism pp. 442-468

Georg Vanberg

Bureaucratic Decision Costs and Endogenous Agency Expertise pp. 469-498

Matthew C. Stephenson

Estimating the Effect of Redistricting on Minority Substantive Representation pp. 499-518

David Park

2007, volume 23, issue 1

Partisan Roll Rates in a Nonpartisan Legislature pp. 1-23

Keith Krehbiel

Strategic Judging Under the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines: Positive Political Theory and Evidence pp. 24-56

Max M. Schanzenbach and Emerson H. Tiller

Deterrence, Lawsuits, and Litigation Outcomes Under Court Errors pp. 57-97

Claudia M. Landeo, Maxim Nikitin and Scott Baker

Litigation with Symmetric Bargaining and Two-Sided Incomplete Information pp. 98-126

Daniel Friedman and Donald Wittman

The Limitations of Buyer-Option Contracts in Solving the Holdup Problem pp. 127-140

Abraham L. Wickelgren

Common and Exclusive Agencies and Partial Delegation pp. 141-160

Kevin Siqueira

Bankruptcy and Entrepreneurship: The Value of a Fresh Start pp. 161-185

Kenneth Ayotte

Finding "Lost" Profits: An Equilibrium Analysis of Patent Infringement Damages pp. 186-207

James J. Anton and Dennis A. Yao

A Human Capital-Based Theory of Postmarital Residence Rules pp. 208-241

Matthew Baker and Joyce Jacobsen

Network Effects in the Governance of Strategic Alliances pp. 242-273

David T. Robinson and Toby E. Stuart