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Workplace:	Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), (more information at EDIRC) CESifo, (more information at EDIRC) Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2022

1. The Emergence of Enforcement
   Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (1)
   Also in Janeway Institute Working Papers, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2022)
   Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics (2022) View citations (2)

2021

2. Relational Contracts and Trust in a High-Tech Industry
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (8)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2021)
   CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series, University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany (2021) View citations (9)
   Janeway Institute Working Papers, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2021) View citations (5)

2019

3. Costly pretrial agreements
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (3)
   Also in Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics (2018)
   CSEF Working Papers, Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance (CSEF), University of Naples, Italy (2016) View citations (3)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2018)
   See also Journal Article Costly Pretrial Agreements, The Journal of Legal Studies, University of Chicago Press (2019) View citations (3) (2019)
4. Trust, Investment and Competition: Theory and Evidence From German Car Manufacturers
   CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series, University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany View citations (3)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (3)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2019) View citations (3)

2018

5. Firm-Specific Training
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
   Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2018) View citations (1)
   STICERD - Theoretical Economics Paper Series, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE (2004)
   Economics Working Papers, Institute for Advanced Study, School of Social Science (2004) View citations (1)
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2006)
   2004 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2004) View citations (3)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2004) View citations (1)
   Levine's Bibliography, UCLA Department of Economics (2005)
   See also Journal Article Firm-specific training, Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier (2018) View citations (1) (2018)
6. Legal Efficiency and Consistency
   Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics
   Also in Working Papers, Center for Research in Economics and Statistics (2016) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Legal efficiency and consistency, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2020) (2020)

2017

7. Relational Contracts, Competition and Innovation: Theory and Evidence from German Car Manufacturers
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)

2015

8. Collusion, Blackmail and Whistle-Blowing
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Collusion, Blackmail and Whistle-Blowing, Quarterly Journal of Political Science, now publishers (2016) View citations (5) (2016)
9. Trust, Competition and Innovation: Theory and Evidence from German Car Manufacturers
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (7)

2014

10. Child adoption matching: preferences for gender and race
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (9)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Child-Adoption Matching: Preferences for Gender and Race, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2014) View citations (12) (2014)

2011

11. Competition and Trust: Evidence from German Car Manufacturers
    Discussion Paper Series of SFB/TR 15 Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems, Free University of Berlin, Humboldt University of Berlin, University of Bonn, University of Mannheim, University of Munich View citations (4)
    Also in ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research (2011) View citations (4)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (6)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2011) View citations (4)
12. Does Competition Solve the Hold-up Problem?
    STICERD - Theoretical Economics Paper Series, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE View citations (2)
    Also in Economics Papers, Economics Group, Nuffield College, University of Oxford (2000) View citations (11)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2001) View citations (15)
    Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers, Econometric Society (2000) View citations (9)
    CARESS Working Papres, University of Pennsylvania Center for Analytic Research and Economics in the Social Sciences View citations (8)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2000) View citations (10)
    Penn CARESS Working Papers, Penn Economics Department
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2002) View citations (32)
    STICERD - Theoretical Economics Paper Series, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE (2001) View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article Does Competition Solve the Hold-up Problem?, Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science (2016) View citations (17) (2016)
13. Legal Institutions, Innovation and Growth
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (6)
    Also in CSEF Working Papers, Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance (CSEF), University of Naples, Italy (2010) View citations (2)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2011) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article LEGAL INSTITUTIONS, INNOVATION, AND GROWTH, International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association (2013) View citations (10) (2013)
14. Preventing Collusion through Discretion
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)
    Also in STICERD - Theoretical Economics Paper Series, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE (1996) View citations (7)
15. Why Stare Decisis?
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (10)
    Also in Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine (2010) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Why Stare Decisis?, Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics (2014) View citations (18) (2014)

2010

16. Gender and Racial Biases: Evidence from Child Adoption
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)
    Also in 2010 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2010) View citations (2)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2010) View citations (2)
17. How to sell a (bankrupt) company?
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2000) View citations (4)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2001)
    See also Journal Article How to Sell a (Bankrupt) Company, International Review of Finance, International Review of Finance Ltd. (2012) View citations (4) (2012)

2009

18. Should Courts Always Enforce What Contracting Parties Write?
    PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania
    Also in Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics (2006) View citations (15)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2006) View citations (15)
    PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania (2006) View citations (15)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2006) View citations (15)
    Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics (2003) View citations (9)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2003) View citations (7)
    PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania (2003) View citations (10)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2004)
    See also Journal Article Should Courts Always Enforce What Contracting Parties Write?, Review of Law & Economics, De Gruyter (2011) View citations (5) (2011)

2008

19. Legal Origins and Creative Destruction
    2008 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
20. Statute Law or Case Law?
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (9)
    Also in STICERD - Theoretical Economics Paper Series, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE (2008) View citations (9)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2008) View citations (9)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (11)
    Carlo Alberto Notebooks, Collegio Carlo Alberto (2008) View citations (11)
    2007 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2007) View citations (4)

2006

21. Active Courts and Menu Contracts
    Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics View citations (2)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2006) View citations (2)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2006) View citations (2)
    PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania (2006) View citations (2)
    STICERD - Theoretical Economics Paper Series, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE (2006) View citations (2)
    See also Chapter Active courts and menu contracts, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2013) (2013)
22. Courts of Law and Unforeseen Contingencies
    PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2001) View citations (11)
    STICERD - Theoretical Economics Paper Series, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE (2003) View citations (21)
    Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics (2003) View citations (11)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2003) View citations (4)

2004

23. Endogenous Lobbying
    PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania View citations (1)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2003)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2000) View citations (13)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2002) View citations (4)
    CARESS Working Papres, University of Pennsylvania Center for Analytic Research and Economics in the Social Sciences View citations (4)
    STICERD - Theoretical Economics Paper Series, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE (2003) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Endogenous Lobbying, Journal of the European Economic Association, MIT Press (2006) View citations (31) (2006)

2003

24. Transaction Costs and the Robustness of the Coase Theorem
    Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics
    Also in STICERD - Theoretical Economics Paper Series, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE (2001) View citations (7)
    Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics (2003) View citations (1)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2000) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Transaction Costs and the Robustness of the Coase Theorem, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2006) View citations (50) (2006)
25. Undescribable Contingencies
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science
26. Undescribable Events
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Undescribable Events, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2006) View citations (14) (2006)

2002

27. Unforeseen Contingencies
    STICERD - Theoretical Economics Paper Series, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE View citations (4)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2002) View citations (16)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2002)

2000

28. Bounded Rationality and Incomplete Contracts
    STICERD - Theoretical Economics Paper Series, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE View citations (2)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2000)
    See also Journal Article Bounded rationality and incomplete contracts, Research in Economics, Elsevier (2004) View citations (1) (2004)

1999

29. Competition and Hold-Ups
    Economics Papers, Economics Group, Nuffield College, University of Oxford View citations (1)
30. Costly Bargaining and Renegotiation
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (4)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (1998) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Costly Bargaining and Renegotiation, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2001) View citations (39) (2001)

1998

31. Costly Bargaining and Renegotiation - (Now published in Econometrica, 69(4) (March 2001), pp. 377-411.)
    STICERD - Theoretical Economics Paper Series, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE
32. Costly Coasian Contracts
    STICERD - Theoretical Economics Paper Series, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE View citations (5)
    Also in Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (1997) View citations (4)
    Game Theory and Information, University Library of Munich, Germany (1997)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (1998) View citations (2)
    Penn CARESS Working Papers, Penn Economics Department
    CARESS Working Papres, University of Pennsylvania Center for Analytic Research and Economics in the Social Sciences View citations (4)
33. Incomplete Contracts and Complexity Costs
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Incomplete Contracts and Complexity Costs, Theory and Decision, Springer (1999) View citations (37) (1999)
34. Revenue Efficiency and Change of Control: The Case of Bankruptcy
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)
    Also in Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research Working Papers, Wharton School Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research View citations (3)
    FMG Discussion Papers, Financial Markets Group (1998) View citations (3)
35. Technological Innovations Slumps and Booms
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (5)
    Also in Microeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany (1997)
    Penn CARESS Working Papers, Penn Economics Department
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (1997) View citations (2)
    CARESS Working Papres, University of Pennsylvania Center for Analytic Research and Economics in the Social Sciences View citations (3)

1996

36. "Friendships" in Vertical Relations
    Game Theory and Information, University Library of Munich, Germany
    Also in Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics (1988)
37. Costly Contingent Contracts
    STICERD - Theoretical Economics Paper Series, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE View citations (8)
38. Describability and Agency Problems
    Game Theory and Information, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Describability and agency problems, European Economic Review, Elsevier (1998) View citations (6) (1998)
39. Ex-ante Efficiency of Bankruptcy Procedures
    Finance, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Ex-ante efficiency of bankruptcy procedures, European Economic Review, Elsevier (1997) View citations (31) (1997)
40. Friendships in Vertical Relations - (Now published under the title 'Renegotiation and Collusion in Organisations', in 'Journal of Economics and Management Strategy', 9(4)(Winter 2001), pp.453-483.)
    STICERD - Theoretical Economics Paper Series, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE

1995

41. Endogenous Agency Problems
    Working Papers, Cambridge - Risk, Information & Quantity Signals View citations (1)

1994

42. Job Matching, Learning and the Distribution of Surplus (Revised version published in Journal of Political Economy, vol.104 (1996), pp.838-868 (new title: Learning, Wage Dynamics, and Firm-Specific Human Capital.)
    STICERD - Theoretical Economics Paper Series, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE

1993

43. Incomplete Written Contracts: Endogenous Agency Problems (Revised version, 'Describability and Agency Problems', published in European Economic Review, vol.42 (1998), pp.35-59.)
    STICERD - Theoretical Economics Paper Series, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE
44. Incomplete Written Contracts: Undescribable States of Nature
    Working Papers, Cambridge - Risk, Information & Quantity Signals View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Incomplete Written Contracts: Undescribable States of Nature, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (1994) View citations (84) (1994)
45. Incomplete Written Contracts: Undescribable States of Nature (Now published in Quarterly Journal of Economics (1994), vol.109, pp.1085-1124.)
    STICERD - Theoretical Economics Paper Series, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE

1988

46. Collusion in Contracts with Lock-In: The Optimal Timing of Commitment
    Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics
47. Collusion in Incentive Contracts: Does Delegation Help?
    Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics

Undated

48. Endogenous Lob
    Penn CARESS Working Papers, Penn Economics Department View citations (2)

Journal Articles

2020

1. Legal efficiency and consistency
   European Economic Review, 2020, 121, (C)
   See also Working Paper Legal Efficiency and Consistency, Working Papers (2018) (2018)

2019

2. Costly Pretrial Agreements
   The Journal of Legal Studies, 2019, 48, (1), 159 - 188 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Costly pretrial agreements, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2019) View citations (3) (2019)

2018

3. Firm-specific training
   Journal of Economic Theory, 2018, 175, (C), 585-623 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Firm-Specific Training, CEPR Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (1) (2018)

2016

4. Collusion, Blackmail and Whistle-Blowing
   Quarterly Journal of Political Science, 2016, 11, (3), 279-312 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Collusion, Blackmail and Whistle-Blowing, CESifo Working Paper Series (2015) View citations (1) (2015)
5. Does Competition Solve the Hold-up Problem?
   Economica, 2016, 83, (329), 172-200 View citations (17)
   See also Working Paper Does Competition Solve the Hold-up Problem?, STICERD - Theoretical Economics Paper Series (2011) View citations (2) (2011)

2014

6. Child-Adoption Matching: Preferences for Gender and Race
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2014, 6, (3), 133-58 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper Child adoption matching: preferences for gender and race, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2014) View citations (9) (2014)
7. Why Stare Decisis?
   Review of Economic Dynamics, 2014, 17, (4), 726-738 View citations (18)
   See also Working Paper Why Stare Decisis?, CEPR Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (10) (2011)

2013

8. LEGAL INSTITUTIONS, INNOVATION, AND GROWTH
   International Economic Review, 2013, 54, (3), 937-956 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper Legal Institutions, Innovation and Growth, CEPR Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (6) (2011)

2012

9. How to Sell a (Bankrupt) Company
   International Review of Finance, 2012, 12, (2), 197-226 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper How to sell a (bankrupt) company?, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2010) (2010)

2011

10. Should Courts Always Enforce What Contracting Parties Write?
    Review of Law & Economics, 2011, 7, (1), 14-28 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Should Courts Always Enforce What Contracting Parties Write?, PIER Working Paper Archive (2009) (2009)

2007

11. If You Cannot Get Your Friends Elected, Lobby Your Enemies
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2007, 5, (2-3), 624-635 View citations (17)

2006

12. Endogenous Lobbying
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2006, 4, (1), 180-215 View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper Endogenous Lobbying, PIER Working Paper Archive (2004) View citations (1) (2004)
13. Transaction Costs and the Robustness of the Coase Theorem
    Economic Journal, 2006, 116, (508), 223-245 View citations (50)
    See also Working Paper Transaction Costs and the Robustness of the Coase Theorem, Working Papers (2003) (2003)
14. Undescribable Events
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2006, 73, (4), 849-868 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper Undescribable Events, CESifo Working Paper Series (2003) View citations (5) (2003)

2004

15. Bounded rationality and incomplete contracts
    Research in Economics, 2004, 58, (1), 3-30 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Bounded Rationality and Incomplete Contracts, STICERD - Theoretical Economics Paper Series (2000) View citations (2) (2000)

2001

16. Costly Bargaining and Renegotiation
    Econometrica, 2001, 69, (2), 377-411 View citations (39)
    See also Working Paper Costly Bargaining and Renegotiation, CESifo Working Paper Series (1999) View citations (4) (1999)

2000

17. Renegotiation and Collusion in Organizations
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2000, 9, (4), 453-483 View citations (10)

1999

18. Incomplete Contracts and Complexity Costs
    Theory and Decision, 1999, 46, (1), 23-50 View citations (37)
    See also Working Paper Incomplete Contracts and Complexity Costs, MPRA Paper (1998) View citations (11) (1998)

1998

19. Describability and agency problems
    European Economic Review, 1998, 42, (1), 35-59 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Describability and Agency Problems, Game Theory and Information (1996) View citations (1) (1996)

1997

20. Ex-ante efficiency of bankruptcy procedures
    European Economic Review, 1997, 41, (3-5), 475-485 View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper Ex-ante Efficiency of Bankruptcy Procedures, Finance (1996) View citations (4) (1996)

1996

21. A Note on G. Bertola and L. Felli (1993) "Job Matching and the Distribution of Surplus"Ricerche Economiche,47, 65-92
    Ricerche Economiche, 1996, 50, (3), 317-319
22. Learning, Wage Dynamics, and Firm-Specific Human Capital
    Journal of Political Economy, 1996, 104, (4), 838-68 View citations (79)

1994

23. Incomplete Written Contracts: Undescribable States of Nature
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1994, 109, (4), 1085-1124 View citations (84)
    See also Working Paper Incomplete Written Contracts: Undescribable States of Nature, Working Papers (1993) View citations (12) (1993)

1993

24. Job matching and the distribution of producer surplus
    Ricerche Economiche, 1993, 47, (1), 65-92 View citations (3)
25. Turnovers and asymptotic behavior of workers
    Economics Letters, 1993, 42, (1), 43-50

Chapters

2013

1. Active courts and menu contracts
   Chapter 13 in Research Handbook on Economic Models of Law, 2013, pp 281-307
   See also Working Paper Active Courts and Menu Contracts, Georgetown University, Department of Economics (2006) View citations (2) (2006)

Editor

1. Economic Journal
   Royal Economic Society