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Working Papers

2007

1. The Evolution of Criminal Law and Police
   Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics View citations (1)

2006

2. No-Fault Divorce and the Compression of Marriage Ages
   Departmental Working Papers, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Department of Economics View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article in Economic Inquiry (2006)

1994

3. Risk, Uncertainty and Contracts
   Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University View citations (3)

1991

4. The Back-Forty on a Handshake: Reputation, Specific Assets, and the Structure of Farmland Contracts
   Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University

1990

5. WILL FARMERS PAY ALL COSTS IN CROPSHARE CONTRACTS?
   Carleton Industrial Organization Research Unit (CIORU), Carleton University, Department of Economics

1989

6. CONTRACT CHOICE; IN MODERN AGRICULTURE: CASH RENT VS. CROPSHARE
   Carleton Industrial Organization Research Unit (CIORU), Carleton University, Department of Economics
7. THE EFFECT OF SHARING ON THE CHOICE OF SPOUSE
   Carleton Industrial Organization Research Unit (CIORU), Carleton University, Department of Economics

1988

8. WHAT ARE TRANSACTION COSTS ANYWAY?
   Carleton Industrial Organization Research Unit (CIORU), Carleton University, Department of Economics

Journal Articles

2014

1. Erratum to: High school graduation rates among children of same-sex households
   Review of Economics of the Household, 2014, 12, (1), 207-207

2013

2. High school graduation rates among children of same-sex households
   Review of Economics of the Household, 2013, 11, (4), 635-658 View citations (6)
3. In defence of the institutional revolution
   The Review of Austrian Economics, 2013, 26, (4), 397-412
4. Nontraditional Families and Childhood Progress Through School: A Comment on Rosenfeld
   Demography, 2013, 50, (3), 955-961 View citations (9)
5. The ancient olympics as a signal of city-state strength
   Economics of Governance, 2013, 14, (1), 23-44 View citations (1)

2012

6. Child support guidelines and divorce incentives
   International Review of Law and Economics, 2012, 32, (3), 309-316 View citations (4)

2011

7. The Evolution of Criminal Law and Police during the Pre-modern Era
   The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2011, 27, (3), 540-567 View citations (5)

2009

8. A theory of the pre-modern British aristocracy
   Explorations in Economic History, 2009, 46, (3), 299-313 View citations (2)
9. Customs and Incentives in Contracts
   American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2009, 91, (4), 880-894 View citations (3)

2007

10. Information Sharing During the Klondike Gold Rush
    The Journal of Economic History, 2007, 67, (4), 944-967 View citations (2)
11. The Effect on Divorce of Legislated Net-Wealth Transfers
    The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2007, 23, (3), 580-597 View citations (12)

2006

12. No-Fault Divorce and the Compression of Marriage Ages
    Economic Inquiry, 2006, 44, (3), 547-558 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
13. The Duel of Honor: Screening For Unobservable Social Capital
    American Law and Economics Review, 2006, 8, (1), 81-115 View citations (17)

2005

14. Purchase, Patronage, and Professions: Incentives and the Evolution of Public Office in Pre-Modern Britain
    Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), 2005, 161, (1), 57-79 View citations (4)

2003

15. Rules and rewards in the age of sail: a reply
    Explorations in Economic History, 2003, 40, (2), 212-220

2002

16. " 'These Boots Are Made for Walking' ": A Reply
    American Law and Economics Review, 2002, 4, (2), 376-379
17. The British Navy Rules: Monitoring and Incompatible Incentives in the Age of Fighting Sail
    Explorations in Economic History, 2002, 39, (2), 204-231 View citations (16)
18. The Rhino's Horn: Incomplete Property Rights and the Optimal Value of an Asset
    The Journal of Legal Studies, 2002, 31, (2), S339-58 View citations (11)

2000

19. A Transaction Cost Primer on Farm Organization
    Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, 2000, 48, (4), 643-652 View citations (4)
20. Family Farm Inc
    Choices: The Magazine of Food, Farm, and Resource Issues, 2000, 15, (1), 5 View citations (3)

1999

21. SEARCHING FOR RATCHET EFFECTS IN AGRICULTURAL CONTRACTS
    Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 1999, 24, (2), 17 View citations (13)
22. Southern Paternalism and the American Welfare State: Economics, Politics, and Institutions in the South, 1865–1965. By Lee J. Alston and Joseph P. Ferrie. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1998. Pp. xii, 170. $49.95
    The Journal of Economic History, 1999, 59, (3), 835-836
23. The Dawn of Conservation Diplomacy: U.S.-Canadian Wildlife Protection Treaties in the Progressive Era. By Kurkpatrick Dorsey. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1998. pp. xvi, 311. $35.00
    The Journal of Economic History, 1999, 59, (2), 544-546
24. The Role of Risk in Contract Choice
    The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 1999, 15, (3), 704-36 View citations (76)

1998

25. Compatible Incentives and the Purchase of Military Commissions
    The Journal of Legal Studies, 1998, 27, (1), 45-66 View citations (11)
26. No-fault divorce in Canada: Its cause and effect
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1998, 37, (2), 129-149 View citations (24)
27. Sex, Property Rights, and Divorce
    European Journal of Law and Economics, 1998, 5, (3), 211-233 View citations (5)
28. The Nature of the Farm
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1998, 41, (2), 343-86 View citations (158)
29. The Ultimate Resource: 2. By Julian L. Simon. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1996. Pp. 734. $35.00
    The Journal of Economic History, 1998, 58, (1), 288-289

1997

30. The Ownership of Enterprise. By Henry Hansmann. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1996. Pp. xi, 372. $39.95
    The Journal of Economic History, 1997, 57, (3), 763-764

1995

31. Order in the church: A property rights approach
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1995, 27, (1), 97-117 View citations (21)
32. Risk Preferences and the Economics of Contracts
    American Economic Review, 1995, 85, (2), 447-51 View citations (78)

1993

33. Pot-Bellies, Cattle Breeds and Revealing Signals
    Economic Inquiry, 1993, 31, (3), 481-87 View citations (4)
34. Transaction Costs and the Design of Cropshare Contracts
    RAND Journal of Economics, 1993, 24, (1), 78-100 View citations (60)
35. Welfare and the Family: The Canadian Experience
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1993, 11, (1), S201-23 View citations (19)

1992

36. "What Does She See in Him?" The Effect of Sharing on the Choice of Spouse
    Economic Inquiry, 1992, 30, (1), 57-67 View citations (14)
37. Contract Choice in Modern Agriculture: Cash Rent versus Cropshare
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1992, 35, (2), 397-426 View citations (120)
38. FARMLAND LEASING IN MODERN AGRICULTURE
    Choices: The Magazine of Food, Farm, and Resource Issues, 1992, 07, (1), 2 View citations (1)
39. Marriage and Divorce: Comment
    American Economic Review, 1992, 82, (3), 679-85 View citations (80)
40. The "Back Forty" on a Handshake: Specific Assets, Reputation, and the Structure of Farmland Contracts
    The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 1992, 8, (2), 366-76 View citations (26)

1991

41. Homesteading and Property Rights; or, "How the West Was Really Won."
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1991, 34, (1), 1-23 View citations (20)

1990

42. An inquiry into the state's role in marriage
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1990, 13, (2), 171-191 View citations (12)

1985

43. Evidence of 'Tax' Farming: Tests Using Differential Land Assessments for BC Farms
    Canadian Public Policy, 1985, 11, (4), 659-664

Books

2011

1. The Institutional Revolution
   University of Chicago Press Economics Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (16)

2004

2. The Nature of the Farm: Contracts, Risk, and Organization in Agriculture, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations (29)

Chapters

2011

1. The Anatomy of Canada’s Child Support Guidelines: The Effects, Details, and History of a Feminist Family Policy
   Chapter 7 in Research Handbook on the Economics of Family Law, 2011