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Working Papers

2007

1. LOP
   Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics
2. Public goods, firm size and growth
   Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics
3. The Evolution of Criminal Law and Police
   Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics View citations (1)
4. The State’s Dilemma in Guaranteeing Commodities’ and Services’ Quality by Reputation
   Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics
5. Transaction Costs and Contract Choice
   Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics

2005

6. Replacing the Law of One Price with the Price Convergence Law
   Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics View citations (4)
7. The State Dilemma in Guaranteeing Commodities and Services by Reputation
   Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics

1997

8. Equity as a Guarantee
   Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics View citations (2)
9. Parliament as a Wealth Maximizing Institution: The Right to the Residual and the Right to Vote
   Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics View citations (14)
   Also in Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington, Department of Economics at the University of Washington (1997) View citations (9)
   See also Journal Article Parliament as a wealth-maximizing institution: The right to the residual and the right to vote, International Review of Law and Economics, Elsevier (1997) View citations (14) (1997)

1994

10. The Capture of Wealth by monopolists and the Protection of Property Rights
    Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington, Department of Economics at the University of Washington View citations (21)
    Also in Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics (1994) View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article The capture of wealth by monopolists and the protection of property rights, International Review of Law and Economics, Elsevier (1994) View citations (22) (1994)

1992

11. Moral hazard, Monitoring Cost, and the Choice of Contract
    Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics View citations (2)

1991

12. Confiscation by the Ruler: The Rise and fall of Jewish Lending in the Middel Ages
    Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington, Department of Economics at the University of Washington View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics (1991) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Confiscation by the Ruler: The Rise and Fall of Jewish Lending in the Middle Ages, Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press (1992) View citations (8) (1992)
13. The Demand Curves for Giffen Goods are Downward Sloping
    Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics
    Also in Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington, Department of Economics at the University of Washington (1991)
    See also Journal Article The Demand Curves for Giffen Goods Are Downward Sloping, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (1992) View citations (6) (1992)
14. The Nature of Social Cost as a Key to the Problem of the Firm
    Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington, Department of Economics at the University of Washington
    Also in Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics (1991)

1989

15. THE DEMAND FOR GIFFEN GOODS IN DOWNWARD SLOPING
    Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics
    Also in Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington, Department of Economics at the University of Washington (1989)

1988

16. THE ALLOCATION AND GUARANTEE OF OUTCOME VARIABILITY
    Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington, Department of Economics at the University of Washington
    Also in Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics (1988)

Journal Articles

2018

1. Celebrating Fifty Years to Cheung's Theory of Share Tenancy
   Man and the Economy, 2018, 5, (1), 6

2016

2. Steve Cheung in Seattle, 1969–1982
   Man and the Economy, 2016, 3, (1), 43-46

2015

3. What are ‘property rights’, and why do they matter? A comment on Hodgson's article
   Journal of Institutional Economics, 2015, 11, (4), 719-723 View citations (10)

2011

4. 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 (8)

2006

5. Prevention Is Better than Cure: The Role of IPO Syndicates in Precluding Information Acquisition
   The Journal of Business, 2006, 79, (6), 2911-2924 View citations (5)

2005

6. Organizational Forms and Measurement Costs
   Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), 2005, 161, (3), 357-373 View citations (18)

2004

7. Standards and the Form of Agreement
   Economic Inquiry, 2004, 42, (1), 1-13 View citations (9)

2002

8. Taxation and Voting Rights in Medieval England and France
   Rationality and Society, 2002, 14, (4), 473-507 View citations (5)

2000

9. Property rights and the evolution of the state
   Economics of Governance, 2000, 1, (1), 25-51 View citations (26)
10. The Role of Contract in Quality Assurance
    CAFRI: Current Agriculture, Food and Resource Issues, 2000, (1), 10 View citations (1)

1997

11. Parliament as a wealth-maximizing institution: The right to the residual and the right to vote
    International Review of Law and Economics, 1997, 17, (4), 455-474 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper Parliament as a Wealth Maximizing Institution: The Right to the Residual and the Right to Vote, Working Papers (1997) View citations (14) (1997)
12. The Development and Decline of Medieval Voting Institutions: A Comparison of England and France
    Economic Inquiry, 1997, 35, (2), 244-60 View citations (11)

1994

13. The capture of wealth by monopolists and the protection of property rights
    International Review of Law and Economics, 1994, 14, (4), 393-409 View citations (22)
    See also Working Paper The Capture of Wealth by monopolists and the Protection of Property Rights, Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington (1994) View citations (21) (1994)

1992

14. Confiscation by the Ruler: The Rise and Fall of Jewish Lending in the Middle Ages
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1992, 35, (1), 1-13 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Confiscation by the Ruler: The Rise and fall of Jewish Lending in the Middel Ages, Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington (1991) View citations (2) (1991)
15. The Demand Curves for Giffen Goods Are Downward Sloping
    Economic Journal, 1992, 102, (413), 896-905 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper The Demand Curves for Giffen Goods are Downward Sloping, Working Papers (1991) (1991)

1991

16. The Origins of Democracy in England
    Rationality and Society, 1991, 3, (4), 396-422 View citations (16)

1990

17. The Allocation of Resources by Voting
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1990, 105, (3), 745-771 View citations (22)

1987

18. Knight's 'Moral Hazard' Theory of Organization
    Economic Inquiry, 1987, 25, (1), 117-20 View citations (3)
19. The Entrepreneur's Reward for Self-policing
    Economic Inquiry, 1987, 25, (1), 103-16 View citations (21)

1984

20. Discussion of Innovation Papers
    Economic Inquiry, 1984, 22, (4), 684-85
21. The Effect of the Utilization Rate on the Division of Labor
    Economic Inquiry, 1984, 22, (1), 18-27 View citations (5)

1982

22. Measurement Cost and the Organization of Markets
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1982, 25, (1), 27-48 View citations (213)
    See also Chapter Measurement Cost and the Organization of Markets, Chapters, 1997, 171-192 (1997) (1997)

1981

23. Competitive Tying Arrangements: The Case of Medical Insurance
    Economic Inquiry, 1981, 19, (4), 598-612 View citations (2)

1977

24. An Economic Analysis of Slavery
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1977, 20, (1), 87-110 View citations (27)
25. Some Fallacies in the Interpretation of Information Costs
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1977, 20, (2), 291-307 View citations (14)

1976

26. An Alternative Approach to the Analysis of Taxation
    Journal of Political Economy, 1976, 84, (6), 1177-97 View citations (108)

1975

27. Voting behavior, efficiency, and equity
    Public Choice, 1975, 21, (1), 1-14

1974

28. A Theory of Rationing by Waiting
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1974, 17, (1), 73-95 View citations (95)

1973

29. Assets, Subsistence, and The Supply Curve of Labor
    American Economic Review, 1973, 63, (4), 621-33 View citations (43)
30. Is the act of voting rational?
    Public Choice, 1973, 16, (1), 51-58 View citations (57)
31. Private Schools and Public School Finance
    Journal of Political Economy, 1973, 81, (1), 174-86 View citations (22)
32. The Determination of Daily Hours and Wages
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1973, 87, (2), 220-238 View citations (81)

1972

33. The rate of technical progress: The "indianapolis 500"
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1972, 4, (1), 72-81 View citations (1)

1971

34. Investment, Scale, and Growth
    Journal of Political Economy, 1971, 79, (2), 214-31 View citations (1)
35. The Market for a Semipublic Good: The Case of the American Economic Review
    American Economic Review, 1971, 61, (4), 665-74 View citations (7)

1970

36. Excess Capacity in Monopolistic Competition
    Journal of Political Economy, 1970, 78, (5), 1142-49 View citations (5)

1969

37. Productivity and the Price of Medical Services
    Journal of Political Economy, 1969, 77, (6), 1014-27 View citations (3)
38. Two propositions on the optimum level of producing collective goods
    Public Choice, 1969, 6, (1), 31-37 View citations (7)

1964

39. The Production Function and Technical Change in the Steam-Power Industry
    Journal of Political Economy, 1964, 72, (2), 133 View citations (7)

Books

2023

1. Economic Analysis of Property Rights
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (6)
   Also in Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press (2023) View citations (6)

1995

2. Productivity Change, Public Goods and Transaction Costs
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing

Chapters

2016

1. Coase’s contribution to contract theory
   Chapter 6 in The Elgar Companion to Ronald H. Coase, 2016, pp 68-82

2000

2. The state and the diversity of third-party enforcers
   Chapter 16 in Institutions, Contracts and Organizations, 2000

1997

3. Measurement Cost and the Organization of Markets
   Chapter 13 in The Economic Foundations of Property Rights, 1997, pp 171-192
   See also Journal Article Measurement Cost and the Organization of Markets, University of Chicago Press (1982) View citations (213) (1982)