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Working Papers

1981

1. Barriers to Entry
   UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Barriers to Entry, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1982) View citations (86) (1982)
2. Economics, Legal, and Political Dimensions of Competition
   UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics View citations (2)
3. Professor Michelman's Unnecessary and Futile Search for the Philosopher's Touchstone
   UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics View citations (1)

1979

4. The Growth of Government
   UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics View citations (5)

1971

5. Production, Information Costs and Economic Organizations
   UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics View citations (10)
   See also Journal Article Production, Information Costs, and Economic Organization, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1972) View citations (2235) (1972)

Journal Articles

2011

1. R. H. Coase and the Neoclassical Model of the Economic System
   Journal of Law and Economics, 2011, 54, (S4), S7 - S13 View citations (1)
2. The Problem of Social Cost: What Problem? A Critique of the Reasoning of A.C. Pigou and R.H. Coase
   Review of Law & Economics, 2011, 7, (1), 1-13 View citations (12)

2010

3. How Many Cheers for Antitrust 100 Years
   Ekonomicheskaya Politika / Economic Policy, 2010, 4, 189-202
   Also in Economic Inquiry, 1992, 30, (2), 207-17 (1992) View citations (4)

2009

4. Seemingly altruistic behavior: selfish genes or cooperative organisms?
   Journal of Bioeconomics, 2009, 11, (3), 211-221 View citations (2)

2008

5. Frischmann's View of "Toward a Theory of Property Rights"
   Review of Law & Economics, 2008, 4, (1), 127-132 View citations (1)
6. Succeeding in Economics
   The American Economist, 2008, 52, (2), 1-5

2005

7. Produção, custos de informação e organização econômica
   RAE - Revista de Administração de Empresas, 2005, 45, (3)
8. Professor Jack Hirshleifer (1925–2005): A Life Remembered
   Journal of Bioeconomics, 2005, 7, (3), 209-214

2002

9. Toward a Theory of Property Rights II: The Competition between Private and Collective Ownership
   The Journal of Legal Studies, 2002, 31, (2), S653-72 View citations (17)

2001

10. Ownership structure and corporate performance
    Journal of Corporate Finance, 2001, 7, (3), 209-233 View citations (669)

1998

11. Review of Oliver Hart, "Firms, Contracts, and Financial Structure: Clarendon Lectures in Economics"
    Journal of Political Economy, 1998, 106, (2), 446-451

1997

12. Block's Erroneous Interpretations
    The Review of Austrian Economics, 1997, 10, (2), 101-09
13. Limit orders and the alleged Nasdaq collusion
    Journal of Financial Economics, 1997, 45, (1), 91-95 View citations (13)
14. The Firm in Economic Theory: A Quiet Revolution
    American Economic Review, 1997, 87, (2), 426-29 View citations (24)
15. The Primacy of Economics: An Explanation of the Comparative Success of Economics in the Social Sciences: Western Economic Association International 1966 Presidential Address
    Economic Inquiry, 1997, 35, (1), 1-11

1996

16. Ownership and Control: A Review
    International Journal of the Economics of Business, 1996, 3, (1), 107-112 View citations (4)
17. Rationality, Evolution, and Acquisitiveness
    Economic Inquiry, 1996, 34, (3), 484-95 View citations (5)
18. The core disagreement between Pigou, the profession, and Coase in the analyses of the externality question
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1996, 12, (4), 565-579 View citations (8)
19. WELFARE ACROSS THE GENERATIONS
    Contemporary Economic Policy, 1996, 14, (1), 1-21 View citations (1)

1993

20. Financial regulation and the competitiveness of the large U.S. corporation
    Review, 1993, (Mar), 61-67 View citations (1)
21. George J. Stigler: Midcentury Neoclassicalist with a Passion to Quantify
    Journal of Political Economy, 1993, 101, (5), 793-808 View citations (4)

1988

22. The Theory of the Firm Revisited
    The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 1988, 4, (1), 141-61 View citations (204)

1986

23. Corporate Control, Insider Trading, and Rates of Return
    American Economic Review, 1986, 76, (2), 313-16 View citations (59)

1985

24. The Structure of Corporate Ownership: Causes and Consequences
    Journal of Political Economy, 1985, 93, (6), 1155-77 View citations (1853)

1983

25. The Structure of Ownership and the Theory of the Firm
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1983, 26, (2), 375-90 View citations (563)

1982

26. Barriers to Entry
    American Economic Review, 1982, 72, (1), 47-57 View citations (86)
    See also Working Paper Barriers to Entry, UCLA Economics Working Papers (1981) View citations (2) (1981)

1979

27. Accounting for Advertising as a Barrier to Entry
    The Journal of Business, 1979, 52, (3), 345-60 View citations (13)

1978

28. On Extortion: A Reply
    American Economic Review, 1978, 68, (3), 417-18

1976

29. Economics as a Guide to Antitrust Regulation
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1976, 19, (2), 371-84 View citations (8)
30. More on Collusion and Advertising: A Reply
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1976, 19, (1), 205-09

1974

31. Where is the New Industrial State?
    Economic Inquiry, 1974, 12, (1), 1-12 View citations (6)

1973

32. Industry Structure, Market Rivalry, and Public Policy
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1973, 16, (1), 1-9 View citations (667)
33. Joint Supply and Price Discrimination
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1973, 16, (2), 389-405 View citations (5)
34. The Private Production of Public Goods: Reply
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1973, 16, (2), 413-15
35. The Property Right Paradigm
    The Journal of Economic History, 1973, 33, (1), 16-27 View citations (230)

1972

36. Production, Information Costs, and Economic Organization
    American Economic Review, 1972, 62, (5), 777-95 View citations (2235)
    See also Working Paper Production, Information Costs and Economic Organizations, UCLA Economics Working Papers (1971) View citations (10) (1971)
37. The Inconsistencies in Monopolistic Competition: A Reply
    Journal of Political Economy, 1972, 80, (3), 592-97 View citations (1)

1971

38. On the Regulation of Industry: A Reply
    Journal of Political Economy, 1971, 79, (2), 356-63 View citations (4)

1970

39. Economics in the Industrial State: Science and Sedative: Discussion
    American Economic Review, 1970, 60, (2), 481-84
40. The Private Production of Public Goods
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1970, 13, (2), 293-306 View citations (64)

1969

41. Information and Efficiency: Another Viewpoint
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1969, 12, (1), 1-22 View citations (310)

1968

42. Do Competition and Monopolistic Competition Differ?
    Journal of Political Economy, 1968, 76, (1), 146 View citations (7)
43. The Cost of Transacting
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1968, 82, (1), 33-53 View citations (530)

Books

2012

1. From Economic Man to Economic System
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press
   Also in Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press (2008) View citations (11)

1996

2. The Economics of the Business Firm
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (5)

Chapters

2009

1. George J. Stigler and his contributions to law and economics
   Chapter 4 in Pioneers of Law and Economics, 2009, pp 50-59

2002

2. Efficiency wage models of unemployment: one view
   Chapter 7 in Market Failure or Success, 2002

2000

3. Dogs and tails in the economic development story
   Chapter 9 in Institutions, Contracts and Organizations, 2000

1974

4. Toward a Theory of Property Rights
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (21)