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Homepage:	http://wbmacleod.net
Phone:	609-2581856
Postal address:	Princeton School of Public and International Affairs 20 Prospect St, Princeton, NJ 08544-1013 US
Workplace:	Department of Economics, Princeton University, (more information at EDIRC) Department of Economics, School of Arts and Sciences, Columbia University, (more information at EDIRC) Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), (more information at EDIRC) National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), (more information at EDIRC) School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2024

1. First Do No Harm? Doctor Decision Making and Patient Outcomes
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
2. Positive Incentives: The Income Effect and The Optimal Regulation of Crime
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2023

3. Crime can be a Giffen Good: The Role of Need in Criminal Labor Supply
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
4. Implicit Contracts, Incentive Compatibility, and Involuntary Unemployment: Thirty Years On
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
   Also in Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics (2023) View citations (2)

2022

5. Subjective Evaluations and Stratification in Graduate Education
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2021

6. A Welfare Analysis of Competitive Insurance Markets with Vertical Differentiation and Adverse Selection
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2020

7. Mandatory Retirement for Judges Improved Performance on U.S. State Supreme Courts
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
8. Understanding Doctor Decision Making: The Case of Depression
   Working Papers, Princeton University. Economics Department. View citations (20)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (3)
9. Why Does the U.S. Have the Best Research Universities? Incentives, Resources, and Virtuous Circles
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (1)
10. Worker Empowerment and Subjective Evaluation: On Building an Effective Conflict Culture
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)

2018

11. Is Education Consumption or Investment? Implications for the Effect of School Competition
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)

2016

12. Optimal Contracting with Subjective Evaluation: The Effects of Timing, Malfeasance and Guile
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
13. Reducing Partisanship in Judicial Elections Can Improve Judge Quality: Evidence from U.S. State Supreme Courts
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article Reducing partisanship in judicial elections can improve judge quality: Evidence from U.S. state supreme courts, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2021) View citations (2) (2021)
14. Viewpoint: The Human Capital Approach to Inference
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article Viewpoint: The human capital approach to inference, Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association (2017) View citations (1) (2017)

2015

15. Physician Practice Style and Patient Health Outcomes: The Case of Heart Attacks
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
16. The Big Sort: College Reputation and Labor Market Outcomes
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article The Big Sort: College Reputation and Labor Market Outcomes, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2017) View citations (51) (2017)

2014

17. Intrinsic Motivation in Public Service: Theory and Evidence from State Supreme Courts
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Intrinsic Motivation in Public Service: Theory and Evidence from State Supreme Courts, Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press (2015) View citations (21) (2015)

2013

18. Diagnosing Expertise: Human Capital, Decision Making and Performance Among Physicians
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Diagnosing Expertise: Human Capital, Decision Making, and Performance among Physicians, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2017) View citations (75) (2017)
19. Transactions Costs and the Employment Contract in the US Economy
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Transaction Costs and the Employment Contract in the US Economy, The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Oxford University Press (2015) View citations (1) (2015)

2012

20. Anti-Lemons: School Reputation, Relative Diversity, and Educational Quality
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (8)
21. Competition and Educational Productivity: Incentives Writ Large
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (11)

2011

22. Institutions and Contract Enforcement
    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 (8)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008) View citations (11)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2008) View citations (12)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2008) View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Institutions and Contract Enforcement, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2015) View citations (11) (2015)

2010

23. Contracts between Legal Persons
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (4)
    See also Chapter Contracts between Legal Persons, Introductory Chapters, Princeton University Press (2012) View citations (5) (2012)
24. Great Expectations: Law, Employment Contracts, and Labor Market Performance
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (4)
    See also Chapter Great Expectations: Law, Employment Contracts, and Labor Market Performance, Handbook of Labor Economics, Elsevier (2011) View citations (13) (2011)

2009

25. Accidental Death and the Rule of Joint and Several Liability
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Accidental death and the rule of joint and several liability, RAND Journal of Economics, RAND Corporation (2012) View citations (10) (2012)
26. Anti-Lemons: School Reputation and Educational Quality
    Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley View citations (33)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (35)

2008

27. Contracting in the Shadow of the Law
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Contracting in the shadow of the law, RAND Journal of Economics, RAND Corporation (2009) View citations (27) (2009)

2007

28. Performance Pay and Wage Inequality
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (30)
    Also in Departmental Working Papers, McGill University, Department of Economics (2006) View citations (27)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (34)
    See also Journal Article Performance Pay and Wage Inequality, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2009) View citations (314) (2009)

2006

29. Construction Contracts (or “How to Get the Right Building at the Right Price?”)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (2)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2006) View citations (2)
30. First Do No Harm?: Tort Reform and Birth Outcomes
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article First Do No Harm? Tort Reform and Birth Outcomes, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2008) View citations (166) (2008)
31. Legal Default Rules: The Case of Wrongful Discharge Laws
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (11)
32. Reputations, Relationships and the Enforcement of Incomplete Contracts
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (20)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2006) View citations (20)

2005

33. Regulation or Markets? The Case of Employment Contract
    IEPR Working Papers, Institute of Economic Policy Research (IEPR)
    See also Journal Article Regulation or Markets? The Case of Employment Contracts, CESifo Economic Studies, CESifo Group (2005) View citations (2) (2005)

2004

34. Cut to the Bone? Hospital Takeovers and Nurse Employment Contracts
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. View citations (1)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Cut to the Bone? Hospital Takeovers and Nurse Employment Contracts, ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School (2005) View citations (18) (2005)
35. On the Efficiency of Standard Contracts the Case of Construction
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. View citations (4)
36. Torts, Expertise, and Authority: Liability of Physicians and Managed Care Organizations
    Working Papers, New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Torts, Expertise, and Authority: Liability of Physicians and Managed Care Organizations, RAND Journal of Economics, The RAND Corporation (2005) View citations (30) (2005)

2003

37. Authority and Contract
    Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine

2002

38. Evolutionary Bargaining with Cooperative Investments
    Computing in Economics and Finance 2002, Society for Computational Economics View citations (2)

2001

39. Holdup and the Evolution of Bargaining Conventions
    Computing in Economics and Finance 2001, Society for Computational Economics View citations (10)
40. Optimal Contracting with Subjective Evaluation
    Theory workshop papers, UCLA Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Optimal Contracting with Subjective Evaluation, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2003) View citations (229) (2003)

1998

41. Job Characteristics and the Form of Compensation
    CIRANO Working Papers, CIRANO View citations (40)
42. Job Characteristics, Wages and the Employment Contract
    CIRANO Working Papers, CIRANO View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Job characteristics, wages, and the employment contract, Review, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (1999) View citations (14) (1999)
43. Supply Side Hysterisis: The Case of the Canadian Unemployment Insurance System
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    Also in Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics (1997) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Supply side hysteresis: the case of the Canadian unemployment insurance system, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2000) View citations (31) (2000)

1997

44. Complexity, Contract and the Employment Relationship
    Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics View citations (3)
45. Gift Giving and the Evolution of Cooperation
    Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics View citations (91)
    See also Journal Article Gift Giving and the Evolution of Cooperation, International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association (1997) View citations (88) (1997)
46. Motivation and Markets
    Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Motivation and Markets, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1998) View citations (137) (1998)
47. Territorial Bargaining
    Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics View citations (1)

1996

48. Decision, Contract and Emotion: Some Economics for a Complex and Confusing World
    Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article Decision, Contract, and Emotion: Some Economics for a Complex and Confusing World, Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association (1996) View citations (17) (1996)

1995

49. L'effet d'apprentissage et l'assurance-chomage
    Working Papers, Gouvernement du Canada - Human Resources

1992

50. Equilibrium Selection in Experimental Games with Recommended Play
    UFAE and IAE Working Papers, Unitat de Fonaments de l'Anàlisi Econòmica (UAB) and Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Equilibrium Selection in Experimental Games with Recommended Play, Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier (1995) View citations (56) (1995)
51. Price discrimination and equilibrium in monopolistic competition
    LIDAM Reprints CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) View citations (4)
    Also in Queen's Institute for Economic Research Discussion Papers, Queen's University - Department of Economics (1987)
    LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) (1985) View citations (2)
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University (1987) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Price discrimination and equilibrium in monopolistic competition, International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier (1988) View citations (41) (1988)

1991

52. Contracts Bargaining for Flows of Goods and Services in Finite Terms
    Cahiers de recherche, Centre interuniversitaire de recherche en économie quantitative, CIREQ
    Also in Cahiers de recherche, Universite de Montreal, Departement de sciences economiques (1991)
53. Efficiency and Renegotiation in Repeated Games
    Cahiers de recherche, Centre interuniversitaire de recherche en économie quantitative, CIREQ View citations (5)
    Also in Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University (1989) View citations (1)
    UFAE and IAE Working Papers, Unitat de Fonaments de l'Anàlisi Econòmica (UAB) and Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC) (1989)
    Cahiers de recherche, Universite de Montreal, Departement de sciences economiques (1991) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Efficiency and Renegotiation in Repeated Games, Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier (1993) View citations (26) (1993)
54. INVESTMENTS, HOLD UP AND THE REFORM OF MARKET CONTRACTS
    Cahiers de recherche, Centre interuniversitaire de recherche en économie quantitative, CIREQ View citations (17)
    Also in Cahiers de recherche, Universite de Montreal, Departement de sciences economiques (1991) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Investments, Holdup, and the Form of Market Contracts, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1993) View citations (302) (1993)
55. Incomplete Contracts and the Theory of Dual Economies
    Cahiers de recherche, Universite de Montreal, Departement de sciences economiques
    Also in Cahiers de recherche, Centre interuniversitaire de recherche en économie quantitative, CIREQ (1991)
56. Les contracts auto-executoires et la theorie des institutions du marche du travail
    Cahiers de recherche, Centre interuniversitaire de recherche en économie quantitative, CIREQ
    Also in Cahiers de recherche, Universite de Montreal, Departement de sciences economiques (1991)
    See also Journal Article Les contrats auto-exécutoires et la théorie des institutions du marché du travail, L'Actualité Economique, Société Canadienne de Science Economique (1992) (1992)
57. MULTISKILLING, TECHNICAL CHANGE AND THE JAPANESE FIRM
    Cahiers de recherche, Centre interuniversitaire de recherche en économie quantitative, CIREQ View citations (1)
    Also in Cahiers de recherche, Universite de Montreal, Departement de sciences economiques (1991) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Multiskilling, Technical Change and the Japanese Firm, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (1993) View citations (46) (1993)
58. Spatial competition and the core
    LIDAM Reprints CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) View citations (2)
    Also in Queen's Institute for Economic Research Discussion Papers, Queen's University - Department of Economics (1987)
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University (1987)
    UFAE and IAE Working Papers, Unitat de Fonaments de l'Anàlisi Econòmica (UAB) and Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC) (1988) View citations (1)
    Working Papers, Florida - College of Business Administration (1988) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Spatial Competition and the Core, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (1991) View citations (21) (1991)

1990

59. CONTINUOUS TIME REPEATED GAMES WITH RENEGOTIATION
    Cahiers de recherche, Centre interuniversitaire de recherche en économie quantitative, CIREQ
    Also in Cahiers de recherche, Universite de Montreal, Departement de sciences economiques (1990)
60. FIRM REPUTATION AND SELF-ENFORCING LABOUR CONTRACTS
    Cahiers de recherche, Centre interuniversitaire de recherche en économie quantitative, CIREQ
    Also in Cahiers de recherche, Universite de Montreal, Departement de sciences economiques (1990)
    See also Journal Article Firm reputation and self-enforcing labor contracts, Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Elsevier (1992) View citations (16) (1992)
61. THE RATCHET EFFECT AND THE MARKET FOR SECOND-HAND WORKERS
    Cahiers de recherche, Centre interuniversitaire de recherche en économie quantitative, CIREQ
    Also in Cahiers de recherche, Universite de Montreal, Departement de sciences economiques (1990)
    See also Journal Article The Ratchet Effect and the Market for Secondhand Workers, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (1992) View citations (59) (1992)
62. WAGE PREMIUMS AND THE PROFIT MAXIMIZATION IN EFFICIENCY WAGE MODELS
    Cahiers de recherche, Centre interuniversitaire de recherche en économie quantitative, CIREQ
    Also in UFAE and IAE Working Papers, Unitat de Fonaments de l'Anàlisi Econòmica (UAB) and Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC) (1989) View citations (2)
    Cahiers de recherche, Universite de Montreal, Departement de sciences economiques (1990)
    Working Papers, London School of Economics - Centre for Labour Economics (1989) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Wage premiums and profit maximization in efficiency wage models, European Economic Review, Elsevier (1993) View citations (20) (1993)

1989

63. EFFICIENT SPECIFIC INVESTMENTS, INCOMPLETE CONTRACTS, AND THE ROLE OF MARKET ALTERNATIVES
    Working Papers, Tilburg - Center for Economic Research
    Also in Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (1989)
64. LABOUR TURNOVER AND THE NATURAL RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT: EFFICIENCY WAGE V.S FRICTIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT
    UFAE and IAE Working Papers, Unitat de Fonaments de l'Anàlisi Econòmica (UAB) and Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC)
    Also in Working Papers, London School of Economics - Centre for Labour Economics (1989)
65. OPTIMAL LABOR CONTRACTS WITH NON-CONTRACTIBLE HUMAN CAPITAL
    UFAE and IAE Working Papers, Unitat de Fonaments de l'Anàlisi Econòmica (UAB) and Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC) View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article Optimal labor contracts with non-contractible human capital, Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Elsevier (1989) View citations (15) (1989)
66. RENEGOTIATION-PROOF EQUILIBRIA IN CONTINUOUS TIME GAMES
    UFAE and IAE Working Papers, Unitat de Fonaments de l'Anàlisi Econòmica (UAB) and Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC)
    Also in Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University (1989)

1988

67. ENTRY, SUNK COSTS AND RENEGOTIATION IN DUOPOLY
    UFAE and IAE Working Papers, Unitat de Fonaments de l'Anàlisi Econòmica (UAB) and Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC)
    See also Journal Article Entry, Sunk Costs and Renegotiation in Duopoly, Annals of Economics and Statistics, GENES (1989) (1989)
68. The Theory of Contracts and Labor Practices in Japan and the United States
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (8)

1987

69. Competition, tacit collusion and free entry
    LIDAM Reprints CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Competition, Tacit Collusion and Free Entry, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (1987) View citations (7) (1987)
70. Labour Turnover and the Natural Rate of Unemployment: An Incomplete Contracts Approach
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
71. Price Discrimination and Product Line Rivalry
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (1)
72. The Ratchet Effect, the Market for Senior Workers, and Intertemporal Commitment
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University

1986

73. Behaviour and the Organization of the Firm
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
    See also Journal Article Behavior and the organization of the firm, Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier (1987) View citations (10) (1987)
74. Entry, Sunk Costs and Market Structure
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
    See also Journal Article Entry, Sunk Costs, and Market Structure, Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association (1987) View citations (4) (1987)
75. Implicit Contracts, Incentive Compatibility, and Involuntary Unemployment
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Implicit Contracts, Incentive Compatibility, and Involuntary Unemployment, Econometrica, Econometric Society (1989) View citations (407) (1989)
76. Involuntary Unemployment in Dynamic Contract Equilibria
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
    See also Journal Article Involuntary unemployment in dynamic contract equilibria *, European Economic Review, Elsevier (1987) View citations (3) (1987)

1985

77. A theory of conscious parallelism
    LIDAM Reprints CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) View citations (13)
    Also in LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) (1984) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article A theory of conscious parallelism, European Economic Review, Elsevier (1985) View citations (16) (1985)
78. Information, Sunk Costs and Entry Equilibria
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University
79. On adjustment costs and the stability of equilibria
    LIDAM Reprints CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) View citations (5)
    Also in Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University (1984)
    See also Journal Article On Adjustment Costs and the Stability of Equilibria, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (1985) View citations (5) (1985)
80. On the non-existence of equilibria in differentiated product models
    LIDAM Reprints CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article On the non-existence of equilibria in differentiated product models, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier (1985) View citations (9) (1985)
81. Reputation and Hierarchy in Dynamic Models of Employment
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Reputation and Hierarchy in Dynamic Models of Employment, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1988) View citations (92) (1988)

1984

82. A theory of cooperative teams
    LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) View citations (10)
83. Competition, collusion and free entry in spatial or differentiated product markets
    LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) View citations (1)
84. On the Effects of Sunk Costs
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (1)
85. Stable leadership
    LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE)

1983

86. Conscious Parallelism and Predatory Pricing in a Contestable Market
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University

Undated

87. A Note on the Optimality of Bonus Pay
    Canadian International Labour Network Working Papers, McMaster University

Journal Articles

2021

1. Reducing partisanship in judicial elections can improve judge quality: Evidence from U.S. state supreme courts
   Journal of Public Economics, 2021, 201, (C) View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Reducing Partisanship in Judicial Elections Can Improve Judge Quality: Evidence from U.S. State Supreme Courts, NBER Working Papers (2016) (2016)
2. Why Does the United States Have the Best Research Universities? Incentives, Resources, and Virtuous Circles
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2021, 35, (1), 185-206 View citations (7)

2020

3. Understanding Doctor Decision Making: The Case of Depression Treatment
   Econometrica, 2020, 88, (3), 847-878 View citations (34)

2019

4. Is Education Consumption or Investment? Implications for School Competition
   Annual Review of Economics, 2019, 11, (1), 563-589 View citations (12)

2017

5. Diagnosing Expertise: Human Capital, Decision Making, and Performance among Physicians
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2017, 35, (1), 1 - 43 View citations (75)
   See also Working Paper Diagnosing Expertise: Human Capital, Decision Making and Performance Among Physicians, NBER Working Papers (2013) View citations (9) (2013)
6. The Big Sort: College Reputation and Labor Market Outcomes
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2017, 9, (3), 223-61 View citations (51)
   See also Working Paper The Big Sort: College Reputation and Labor Market Outcomes, NBER Working Papers (2015) View citations (5) (2015)
7. Viewpoint: The human capital approach to inference
   Canadian Journal of Economics, 2017, 50, (1), 5-39 View citations (1)
   Also in Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2017, 50, (1), 5-39 (2017) View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Viewpoint: The Human Capital Approach to Inference, NBER Working Papers (2016) (2016)

2016

8. Human capital: Linking behavior to rational choice via dual process theory
   Labour Economics, 2016, 41, (C), 20-31 View citations (1)
9. Provider practice style and patient health outcomes: The case of heart attacks
   Journal of Health Economics, 2016, 47, (C), 64-80 View citations (49)

2015

10. Institutions and Contract Enforcement
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2015, 33, (3), 571 - 590 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Institutions and Contract Enforcement, Discussion Paper Series of SFB/TR 15 Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems (2011) View citations (8) (2011)
11. Intrinsic Motivation in Public Service: Theory and Evidence from State Supreme Courts
    Journal of Law and Economics, 2015, 58, (4) View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper Intrinsic Motivation in Public Service: Theory and Evidence from State Supreme Courts, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (2) (2014)
12. Reputation and School Competition
    American Economic Review, 2015, 105, (11), 3471-88 View citations (47)
13. Transaction Costs and the Employment Contract in the US Economy
    The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2015, 31, (suppl_1), i40-i76 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Transactions Costs and the Employment Contract in the US Economy, IZA Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (2) (2013)

2013

14. On Economics: A Review of Why Nations Fail by D. Acemoglu and J. Robinson and Pillars of Prosperity by T. Besley and T. Persson
    Journal of Economic Literature, 2013, 51, (1), 116-43 View citations (8)

2012

15. Accidental death and the rule of joint and several liability
    RAND Journal of Economics, 2012, 43, (1), 51-77 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Accidental Death and the Rule of Joint and Several Liability, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (1) (2009)
16. Contract Form, Wage Flexibility, and Employment
    American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (3), 526-31 View citations (24)

2009

17. Contracting in the shadow of the law
    RAND Journal of Economics, 2009, 40, (3), 533-557 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper Contracting in the Shadow of the Law, NBER Working Papers (2008) View citations (1) (2008)
18. Performance Pay and Wage Inequality
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2009, 124, (1), 1-49 View citations (314)
    See also Working Paper Performance Pay and Wage Inequality, IZA Discussion Papers (2007) View citations (30) (2007)

2008

19. First Do No Harm? Tort Reform and Birth Outcomes
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2008, 123, (2), 795-830 View citations (166)
    See also Working Paper First Do No Harm?: Tort Reform and Birth Outcomes, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (5) (2006)
20. Hold-up and the evolution of investment and bargaining norms
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2008, 62, (1), 26-52 View citations (12)

2007

21. Can Contract Theory Explain Social Preferences?
    American Economic Review, 2007, 97, (2), 187-192 View citations (26)
22. Can Wrongful Discharge Law Enhance Employment?
    Economic Journal, 2007, 117, (521), 218-278 View citations (31)
23. Reputations, Relationships, and Contract Enforcement
    Journal of Economic Literature, 2007, 45, (3), 595-628 View citations (191)
24. THREE SOLITUDES IN CONTRACT: LAW, DATA, AND THEORY
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2007, 54, (5), 606-616 View citations (1)

2006

25. Welfare Economics with Intransitive Revealed Preferences: A Theory of the Endowment Effect
    Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2006, 8, (2), 193-218 View citations (4)

2005

26. Aspiration uncertainty: its impact on decision performance and process
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2005, 56, (4), 617-629 View citations (10)
27. Cut to the Bone? Hospital Takeovers and Nurse Employment Contracts
    ILR Review, 2005, 58, (3), 471-493 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper Cut to the Bone? Hospital Takeovers and Nurse Employment Contracts, Working Papers (2004) View citations (1) (2004)
28. Regulation or Markets? The Case of Employment Contracts
    CESifo Economic Studies, 2005, 51, (1), 1-46 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Regulation or Markets? The Case of Employment Contract, IEPR Working Papers (2005) (2005)
29. Torts, Expertise, and Authority: Liability of Physicians and Managed Care Organizations
    RAND Journal of Economics, 2005, 36, (3), 494-519 View citations (30)
    See also Working Paper Torts, Expertise, and Authority: Liability of Physicians and Managed Care Organizations, Working Papers (2004) View citations (1) (2004)

2003

30. Caring About Sunk Costs: A Behavioral Solution to Holdup Problems with Small Stakes
    The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2003, 19, (1), 106-118 View citations (29)
31. Optimal Contracting with Subjective Evaluation
    American Economic Review, 2003, 93, (1), 216-240 View citations (229)
    See also Working Paper Optimal Contracting with Subjective Evaluation, Theory workshop papers (2001) View citations (1) (2001)

2002

32. Complexity, Bounded Rationality and Heuristic Search
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2002, 1, (1), 52 View citations (10)

2000

33. Complexity and Contract
    Revue d'Économie Industrielle, 2000, 92, (1), 149-178 View citations (12)
34. Supply side hysteresis: the case of the Canadian unemployment insurance system
    Journal of Public Economics, 2000, 78, (1-2), 139-170 View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper Supply Side Hysterisis: The Case of the Canadian Unemployment Insurance System, NBER Working Papers (1998) View citations (4) (1998)
35. Worker Cooperation and the Ratchet Effect
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2000, 18, (1), 1-19 View citations (37)

1999

36. Comment on "Public and Private Bureaucracies: A Tranbsaction Cost Economics Perspective," by Oliver Williamson
    The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 1999, 15, (1), 343-47 View citations (3)
37. Job characteristics, wages, and the employment contract
    Review, 1999, (May), 13-27 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper Job Characteristics, Wages and the Employment Contract, CIRANO Working Papers (1998) View citations (1) (1998)

1998

38. Book Review: Labor Economics: Dual Labor Markets: A Macroeconomic Perspective
    ILR Review, 1998, 51, (3), 535-536
39. Motivation and Markets
    American Economic Review, 1998, 88, (3), 388-411 View citations (137)
    See also Working Paper Motivation and Markets, Boston College Working Papers in Economics (1997) View citations (7) (1997)

1997

40. Gift Giving and the Evolution of Cooperation
    International Economic Review, 1997, 38, (3), 485-509 View citations (88)
    See also Working Paper Gift Giving and the Evolution of Cooperation, Boston College Working Papers in Economics (1997) View citations (91) (1997)

1996

41. Decision, Contract, and Emotion: Some Economics for a Complex and Confusing World
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1996, 29, (4), 788-810 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper Decision, Contract and Emotion: Some Economics for a Complex and Confusing World, Boston College Working Papers in Economics (1996) View citations (17) (1996)

1995

42. Administrative corruption and taxation
    International Tax and Public Finance, 1995, 2, (3), 397-417 View citations (49)
43. Contract Bargaining with Symmetric Information
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1995, 28, (2), 336-67 View citations (18)
44. Equilibrium Selection in Experimental Games with Recommended Play
    Games and Economic Behavior, 1995, 11, (1), 36-63 View citations (56)
    See also Working Paper Equilibrium Selection in Experimental Games with Recommended Play, UFAE and IAE Working Papers (1992) View citations (4) (1992)
45. Turnover Costs, Efficiency Wages and Cycles
    Annals of Economics and Statistics, 1995, (37-38), 55-74 View citations (2)

1994

46. Labor Turnover and the Natural Rate of Unemployment: Efficiency Wage versus Frictional Unemployment
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1994, 12, (2), 276-315 View citations (25)

1993

47. Continuous Time Repeated Games
    International Economic Review, 1993, 34, (1), 21-37 View citations (66)
48. Efficiency and Renegotiation in Repeated Games
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1993, 61, (1), 42-73 View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper Efficiency and Renegotiation in Repeated Games, Cahiers de recherche (1991) View citations (5) (1991)
49. Investments, Holdup, and the Form of Market Contracts
    American Economic Review, 1993, 83, (4), 811-37 View citations (302)
    See also Working Paper INVESTMENTS, HOLD UP AND THE REFORM OF MARKET CONTRACTS, Cahiers de recherche (1991) View citations (17) (1991)
50. Multiskilling, Technical Change and the Japanese Firm
    Economic Journal, 1993, 103, (416), 142-60 View citations (46)
    See also Working Paper MULTISKILLING, TECHNICAL CHANGE AND THE JAPANESE FIRM, Cahiers de recherche (1991) View citations (1) (1991)
51. Specific investment and wage profiles in labour markets
    European Economic Review, 1993, 37, (2-3), 343-354 View citations (22)
52. The Role of Exit Costs in the Theory of Cooperative Teams: A Theoretical Perspective
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1993, 17, (2), 521-529 View citations (8)
53. Wage premiums and profit maximization in efficiency wage models
    European Economic Review, 1993, 37, (6), 1223-1249 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper WAGE PREMIUMS AND THE PROFIT MAXIMIZATION IN EFFICIENCY WAGE MODELS, Cahiers de recherche (1990) (1990)

1992

54. Firm reputation and self-enforcing labor contracts
    Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 1992, 6, (2), 144-162 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper FIRM REPUTATION AND SELF-ENFORCING LABOUR CONTRACTS, Cahiers de recherche (1990) (1990)
55. Les contrats auto-exécutoires et la théorie des institutions du marché du travail
    L'Actualité Economique, 1992, 68, (3), 433-451
    See also Working Paper Les contracts auto-executoires et la theorie des institutions du marche du travail, Cahiers de recherche (1991) (1991)
56. The Ratchet Effect and the Market for Secondhand Workers
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1992, 10, (1), 85-98 View citations (59)
    See also Working Paper THE RATCHET EFFECT AND THE MARKET FOR SECOND-HAND WORKERS, Cahiers de recherche (1990) (1990)

1991

57. Spatial Competition and the Core
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1991, 106, (3), 925-937 View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper Spatial competition and the core, LIDAM Reprints CORE (1991) View citations (2) (1991)

1990

58. Information, incentives, and bargaining in the Japanese economy: Masahiko Aoki, (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1988) pp. x + 320, $39.50
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1990, 13, (3), 409-411

1989

59. Entry, Sunk Costs and Renegotiation in Duopoly
    Annals of Economics and Statistics, 1989, (15-16), 173-191
    See also Working Paper ENTRY, SUNK COSTS AND RENEGOTIATION IN DUOPOLY, UFAE and IAE Working Papers (1988) (1988)
60. Entry, Sunk Costs, and Market Structure: Reply
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1989, 22, (2), 438-41
61. Implicit Contracts, Incentive Compatibility, and Involuntary Unemployment
    Econometrica, 1989, 57, (2), 447-80 View citations (407)
    See also Working Paper Implicit Contracts, Incentive Compatibility, and Involuntary Unemployment, Working Paper (1986) View citations (2) (1986)
62. Optimal labor contracts with non-contractible human capital
    Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 1989, 3, (4), 385-402 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper OPTIMAL LABOR CONTRACTS WITH NON-CONTRACTIBLE HUMAN CAPITAL, UFAE and IAE Working Papers (1989) View citations (14) (1989)

1988

63. Price discrimination and equilibrium in monopolistic competition
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 1988, 6, (4), 429-446 View citations (41)
    See also Working Paper Price discrimination and equilibrium in monopolistic competition, LIDAM Reprints CORE (1992) View citations (4) (1992)
64. Reputation and Hierarchy in Dynamic Models of Employment
    Journal of Political Economy, 1988, 96, (4), 832-54 View citations (92)
    See also Working Paper Reputation and Hierarchy in Dynamic Models of Employment, Working Paper (1985) View citations (3) (1985)

1987

65. Behavior and the organization of the firm
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1987, 11, (2), 207-220 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Behaviour and the Organization of the Firm, Working Paper (1986) (1986)
66. Competition, Tacit Collusion and Free Entry
    Economic Journal, 1987, 97, (385), 189-98 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Competition, tacit collusion and free entry, LIDAM Reprints CORE (1987) View citations (2) (1987)
67. Entry, Sunk Costs, and Market Structure
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1987, 20, (1), 140-51 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Entry, Sunk Costs and Market Structure, Working Paper (1986) (1986)
68. Involuntary unemployment in dynamic contract equilibria *
    European Economic Review, 1987, 31, (1-2), 427-435 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Involuntary Unemployment in Dynamic Contract Equilibria, Working Paper (1986) (1986)

1985

69. A theory of conscious parallelism
    European Economic Review, 1985, 27, (1), 25-44 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper A theory of conscious parallelism, LIDAM Reprints CORE (1985) View citations (13) (1985)
70. On Adjustment Costs and the Stability of Equilibria
    The Review of Economic Studies, 1985, 52, (4), 575-591 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper On adjustment costs and the stability of equilibria, LIDAM Reprints CORE (1985) View citations (5) (1985)
71. On the non-existence of equilibria in differentiated product models
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 1985, 15, (2), 245-262 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper On the non-existence of equilibria in differentiated product models, LIDAM Reprints CORE (1985) View citations (9) (1985)

Chapters

2012

1. Contracts between Legal Persons
   A chapter in The Handbook of Organizational Economics, 2012 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Contracts between Legal Persons, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2010) View citations (3) (2010)

2011

2. Great Expectations: Law, Employment Contracts, and Labor Market Performance
   Elsevier View citations (13)
   See also Working Paper Great Expectations: Law, Employment Contracts, and Labor Market Performance, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2010) View citations (3) (2010)