Details about John Mark Ramseyer

Homepage:	http://www.law.harvard.edu/faculty/ramseyer/
Workplace:	John M. Olin Center for Law, Economics, and Business, Harvard School of Law, Harvard University, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2015

1. "2014 Amendments to the Corporate Code, "Corporate Governance Code", and "Outside Directors"" (in Japanese)
   CIRJE J-Series, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo

2013

2. Exclusive Dealing: Before Bork, and Beyond
   Working Papers, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Department of Business Economics and Public Policy
3. Lowering the Bar to Raise the Bar: Licensing Difficulty and Attorney Quality in Japan
   Working Papers, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Department of Business Economics and Public Policy

2010

4. Are Americans More Litigious? Some Quantitative Evidence
   Working Papers, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Department of Business Economics and Public Policy View citations (1)

2008

5. Convictions versus Conviction Rates: The Prosecutor’s Choice
   Working Papers, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Department of Business Economics and Public Policy View citations (10)
   See also Journal Article Convictions versus Conviction Rates: The Prosecutor's Choice, American Law and Economics Review, American Law and Economics Association (2009) View citations (29) (2009)
6. Executive Compensation in Japan: Estimating Levels and Determinants from Tax Records
   Working Papers, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Department of Business Economics and Public Policy
   See also Journal Article Executive Compensation in Japan: Estimating Levels and Determinants from Tax Records, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell (2011) View citations (5) (2011)
7. The Industrial Organization of the Japanese Bar: Levels and Determinants of Attorney Income
   Working Papers, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Department of Business Economics and Public Policy View citations (1)
   Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2006) View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article The Industrial Organization of the Japanese Bar: Levels and Determinants of Attorney Income, Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, John Wiley & Sons (2010) View citations (2) (2010)

2005

8. The Case for Managed Judges: Learning from Japan after the Political Upheaval of 1993
   Law and Economics, University Library of Munich, Germany
   Also in Working Papers, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Department of Business Economics and Public Policy (2005)
9. The Good Occupation
   CIRJE F-Series, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo View citations (2)
10. Trade Credit, Bank Loans, and Monitoring: Evidence from Japan
    CARF F-Series, Center for Advanced Research in Finance, Faculty of Economics, The University of Tokyo View citations (15)
    Also in CIRJE F-Series, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo (2005) View citations (15)

2004

11. "The Effectiveness of Economic Controls: The Early Postwar Years in Japan --- Part I: The Effectiveness of Economic Controls"(in Japanese)
    CIRJE J-Series, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo
12. "The Effectiveness of Economic Controls: The Early Postwar Years in Japan --- Part II: Political Economy of Economic Controls"(in Japanese)
    CIRJE J-Series, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo
13. Deregulation and Market Response in Contemporary Japan: Administrative Guidance, Keiretsu, and Main Banks
    CIRJE F-Series, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo
14. Industrial Finance Before the Financial Revolution: Japan at the Turn of the Last Century
    CIRJE F-Series, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo View citations (1)
15. Industrial Finance Before the Financial Revolution: Japan at the Turn of the Last Century (Subsequently published in "Explanations in Economic History", 2005, vol. 43, 94-118. )
    CARF F-Series, Center for Advanced Research in Finance, Faculty of Economics, The University of Tokyo
16. The Fable of the Keiretsu, and Other Tales of Japan We Wish Were True
    CIRJE F-Series, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo
    Also in CARF F-Series, Center for Advanced Research in Finance, Faculty of Economics, The University of Tokyo (2004)
17. Toward a Theory of Jurisdictional Competition: The Case of the Japanese FTC
    CIRJE F-Series, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Toward a theory of jurisdictional competition: the case of the Japanese FTC, Journal of Competition Law and Economics, Oxford University Press (2005) View citations (1) (2005)

2003

18. Conflicts of Interest in Japanese Insolvencies: The Problem of Bank Rescues
    CIRJE F-Series, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo View citations (1)
19. Does Relationship Banking Matter? Japanese Bank-Borrower Ties in Good Times and Bad
    CIRJE F-Series, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo View citations (1)

2002

20. Capitalist Politicians, Socialist Bureaucrats? Legends of Government Planning from Japan
    CIRJE F-Series, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo
21. The Legislative Dynamic: Evidence from the Deregulation of Financial Services in Japan
    CIRJE F-Series, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo
22. Who Appoints Them, What Do they Do? Evidence on Outside Directors from Japan
    CIRJE F-Series, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Who Appoints Them, What Do They Do? Evidence on Outside Directors from Japan, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell (2005) View citations (23) (2005)

2001

23. Apparel Distribution: Inter-firm Contracting and Intra-firm Organization
    CIRJE F-Series, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo
24. Directed Credit? Capital Market Competition in High-Growth Japan
    CIRJE F-Series, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo View citations (2)
25. Does Ownership Matter? Evidence from the Zaibatsu Dissolution Program
    CIRJE F-Series, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Does Ownership Matter? Evidence from the Zaibatsu Dissolution Program, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell (2003) View citations (11) (2003)
26. Financial Malaise and the Myth of the Misgoverned Firm
    CIRJE F-Series, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo
27. Japanese Distribution: Background, Issues, Examples
    CIRJE F-Series, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo
28. Property Rights and Indigenous Tradition Among Early 20th Century Japanese Firms
    CIRJE F-Series, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo View citations (2)
29. The Fable of the Keiretsu
    CIRJE F-Series, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article The Fable of the Keiretsu, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell (2002) View citations (34) (2002)
    Book The Fable of the Keiretsu, University of Chicago Press Economics Books, University of Chicago Press (2006) View citations (17) (2006)
30. The Myth of the Main Bank: Japan and Comparative Corporate Governance
    CIRJE F-Series, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo View citations (5)
31. When are Judges and Bureaucrats Left Independent? Theory and History from Imperial Japan, Postwar Japan, and the United States
    CIRJE F-Series, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo

2000

32. "Policy Loans and Economic Growth: The Case of the Industrial Bank of Japan in Pre-war Japan"(in Japanese)
    CIRJE J-Series, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo
33. "The Fable of the Keiretsu: "Keiretsu" in Keiretsu no Kenkyu"(in Japanese)
    CIRJE J-Series, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo
34. Banks and Economic Growth: Implications from Japanese History
    CIRJE F-Series, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Banks and Economic Growth: Implications from Japanese History, Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press (2002) View citations (21) (2002)
35. Rethinking Relationship-Specific Investments: Subcontracting in the Japanese Automobile Industry
    CIRJE F-Series, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo View citations (10)

1999

36. Corporate Governance in Transitional Economies: Lessons from the Pre-War Japanese Cotton Textile Industry
    CIRJE F-Series, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Corporate Governance in Transitional Economies: Lessons from the Prewar Japanese Cotton Textile Industry, The Journal of Legal Studies, University of Chicago Press (2000) View citations (30) (2000)
37. Naked Exclusion: A Reply
    Industrial Organization, University Library of Munich, Germany
    See also Journal Article Naked Exclusion: Reply, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2000) View citations (5) (2000)
38. The Value of Prominent Directors
    William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan View citations (6)
39. The Value of Prominent Directors: Lessons in Corporate Governance from Transitional Japan
    CIRJE F-Series, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo View citations (3)
40. Why Is the Japanese Conviction Rate So High?
    Law and Economics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Why Is the Japanese Conviction Rate So High?, The Journal of Legal Studies, University of Chicago Press (2001) View citations (18) (2001)
41. Why the Japanese Taxpayer Always Loses
    Law and Economics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (8)

1996

42. Judicial Independence in Civil Law Regimes: Econometrics from Japan
    Public Economics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2021

1. Contracting for sex in the Pacific War
   International Review of Law and Economics, 2021, 65, (C)
2. Social capital and the problem of opportunistic leadership: the example of Koreans in Japan
   European Journal of Law and Economics, 2021, 52, (1), 1-32

2020

3. Nuclear reactors in Japan: Who asks for them, what do they do?
   European Journal of Law and Economics, 2020, 49, (1), 7-32
4. On the Invention of Identity Politics: The Buraku Outcastes in Japan
   Review of Law & Economics, 2020, 16, (2), 95 View citations (1)

2019

5. Kaiko kisei o toinaosu: kinsen kaiketsu no seido sekkei (Rethinking the Regulation of Employment Discharge: The Design of a Monetary Resolution System)
   Social Science Japan Journal, 2019, 22, (2), 306-309

2016

6. Nuclear Power and the Mob: Extortion in Japan
   Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, 2016, 13, (3), 487-515 View citations (1)

2015

7. The Fable of Land Reform: Leases and Credit Markets in Occupied Japan
   Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2015, 24, (4), 934-957 View citations (2)

2014

8. Litigation and Social Capital: Divorces and Traffic Accidents in Japan
   Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, 2014, 11, (1), 39-73

2012

9. Talent matters: Judicial productivity and speed in Japan
   International Review of Law and Economics, 2012, 32, (1), 38-48 View citations (25)

2011

10. Executive Compensation in Japan: Estimating Levels and Determinants from Tax Records
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2011, 20, (3), 843-885 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Executive Compensation in Japan: Estimating Levels and Determinants from Tax Records, Working Papers (2008) (2008)
11. Peer effects in affirmative action: Evidence from law student performance
    International Review of Law and Economics, 2011, 31, (1), 1-15 View citations (2)

2010

12. The Industrial Organization of the Japanese Bar: Levels and Determinants of Attorney Income
    Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, 2010, 7, (3), 460-489 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper The Industrial Organization of the Japanese Bar: Levels and Determinants of Attorney Income, Working Papers (2008) View citations (1) (2008)
13. The Japanese Consumer: An Alternative History of Modern Japan. By Penelope Francks. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009. Pp. xii, 249. $32.99, paper
    The Journal of Economic History, 2010, 70, (4), 1006-1008

2009

14. Convictions versus Conviction Rates: The Prosecutor's Choice
    American Law and Economics Review, 2009, 11, (1), 47-78 View citations (29)
    See also Working Paper Convictions versus Conviction Rates: The Prosecutor’s Choice, Working Papers (2008) View citations (10) (2008)
15. Public and Private Firm Compensation Compared: Evience From Japanese Tax Returns
    Korean Economic Review, 2009, 25, 5-33 View citations (2)
16. The Effect of Cost Suppression under Universal Health Insurance on the Allocation of Talent and the Development of Expertise: Cosmetic Surgery in Japan
    Journal of Law and Economics, 2009, 52, (3), 497-522 View citations (5)
17. The competitive enforcement of property rights in medieval Japan: The role of temples and monasteries
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2009, 71, (3), 660-668 View citations (9)
18. Universal Health Insurance and the Effect of Cost Containment on Mortality Rates: Strokes and Heart Attacks in Japan
    Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, 2009, 6, (2), 309-342

2008

19. The Implications of Trade Credit for Bank Monitoring: Suggestive Evidence from Japan
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2008, 17, (2), 317-343 View citations (20)

2007

20. Political uncertainty's effect on judicial recruitment and retention: Japan in the 1990s
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2007, 35, (2), 329-345 View citations (1)

2006

21. Japanese industrial finance at the close of the 19th century: Trade credit and financial intermediation
    Explorations in Economic History, 2006, 43, (1), 94-118 View citations (10)

2005

22. Does Relationship Banking Matter? The Myth of the Japanese Main Bank
    Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, 2005, 2, (2), 261-302 View citations (4)
23. Toward a theory of jurisdictional competition: the case of the Japanese FTC
    Journal of Competition Law and Economics, 2005, 1, (2), 247-277 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Toward a Theory of Jurisdictional Competition: The Case of the Japanese FTC, CIRJE F-Series (2004) View citations (1) (2004)
24. Who Appoints Them, What Do They Do? Evidence on Outside Directors from Japan
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2005, 14, (2), 299-337 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper Who Appoints Them, What Do they Do? Evidence on Outside Directors from Japan, CIRJE F-Series (2002) View citations (3) (2002)

2004

25. Directed Credit? The Loan Market in High‐Growth Japan
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2004, 13, (1), 171-205 View citations (10)

2003

26. Does Ownership Matter? Evidence from the Zaibatsu Dissolution Program
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2003, 12, (1), 67-89 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Does Ownership Matter? Evidence from the Zaibatsu Dissolution Program, CIRJE F-Series (2001) View citations (1) (2001)

2002

27. Banks and Economic Growth: Implications from Japanese History
    Journal of Law and Economics, 2002, 45, (1), 127-64 View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper Banks and Economic Growth: Implications from Japanese History, CIRJE F-Series (2000) View citations (5) (2000)
28. The Fable of the Keiretsu
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2002, 11, (2), 169-224 View citations (34)
    See also Working Paper The Fable of the Keiretsu, CIRJE F-Series (2001) View citations (12) (2001)
    Book The Fable of the Keiretsu, University of Chicago Press Economics Books, 2006 (2006) View citations (17) (2006)
29. The Value of Prominent Directors: Corporate Governance and Bank Access in Transitional Japan
    The Journal of Legal Studies, 2002, 31, (2), 273-301 View citations (8)

2001

30. Japanese Economic Policy and Policy Evaluation―The Case of “Industrial Policy”―
    Economic Review, 2001, 52, (3), 193-204 View citations (4)
31. Why Are Japanese Judges So Conservative in Politically Charged Cases?
    American Political Science Review, 2001, 95, (2), 331-344 View citations (13)
32. Why Is the Japanese Conviction Rate So High?
    The Journal of Legal Studies, 2001, 30, (1), 53-88 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper Why Is the Japanese Conviction Rate So High?, Law and Economics (1999) View citations (1) (1999)

2000

33. Corporate Governance in Transitional Economies: Lessons from the Prewar Japanese Cotton Textile Industry
    The Journal of Legal Studies, 2000, 29, (1), 171-203 View citations (30)
    See also Working Paper Corporate Governance in Transitional Economies: Lessons from the Pre-War Japanese Cotton Textile Industry, CIRJE F-Series (1999) View citations (2) (1999)
34. Naked Exclusion: Reply
    American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (1), 310-311 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Naked Exclusion: A Reply, Industrial Organization (1999) (1999)

1997

35. Judicial Independence in a Civil Law Regime: The Evidence from Japan
    The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 1997, 13, (2), 259-86 View citations (32)

1995

36. The Market for Children: Evidence from Early Modern Japan
    The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 1995, 11, (1), 127-49 View citations (1)

1994

37. Cheap Bribes and the Corruption Ban: A Coordination Game among Rational Legislators
    Public Choice, 1994, 78, (3-4), 305-27 View citations (34)
38. The Puzzling (In)dependence of Courts: A Comparative Approach
    The Journal of Legal Studies, 1994, 23, (2), 721-47 View citations (36)

1991

39. Indentured Prostitution in Imperial Japan: Credible Commitments in the Commercial Sex Industry
    The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 1991, 7, (1), 89-116 View citations (5)
40. Legal Rules in Repeated Deals: Banking in the Shadow of Defection in Japan
    The Journal of Legal Studies, 1991, 20, (1), 91-117 View citations (4)
41. Naked Exclusion
    American Economic Review, 1991, 81, (5), 1137-45 View citations (163)

1989

42. The Rational Litigant: Settlement Amounts and Verdict Rates in Japan
    The Journal of Legal Studies, 1989, 18, (2), 263-90 View citations (17)
43. Water Law in Imperial Japan: Public Goods, Private Claims, and Legal Convergence
    The Journal of Legal Studies, 1989, 18, (1), 51-77 View citations (3)

Books

2023

1. Contracting in Japan
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press
   Also in Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press (2023)

2006

2. The Fable of the Keiretsu
   University of Chicago Press Economics Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (17)
   See also Working Paper The Fable of the Keiretsu, CIRJE F-Series, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo (2001) View citations (12) (2001)
   Journal Article The Fable of the Keiretsu, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell (2002) View citations (34) (2002)

1998

3. The Politics of Oligarchy
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (1)
   Also in Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press (1995) View citations (16)

Edited books

2002

1. Distribution in Japan
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (3)

Chapters

2017

1. The sins of their fathers: Illegitimacy in Japan and surrogate punishment across generations
   Chapter 14 in The Timing of Lawmaking, 2017, pp 322-346