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Working Papers

2023

1. An Active-Contracting Perspective on Equilibrium Selection in Relational Contracts
   University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego
   See also Journal Article An Active-Contracting Perspective on Equilibrium Selection in Relational Contracts, Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen (2023) View citations (1) (2023)

2022

2. Starting small in project choice: A discrete-time setting with a continuum of types
   University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Starting small in project choice: A discrete-time setting with a continuum of types, Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier (2022) (2022)

2021

3. Conservation Agreements: Relational Contracts with Endogenous Monitoring
   University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Conservation Agreements: Relational Contracts with Endogenous Monitoring, The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Oxford University Press (2021) View citations (1) (2021)
4. Nash, John Forbes (1928–2015)
   University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego
5. Theoretical Foundations of Relational Incentive Contracts
   University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Theoretical Foundations of Relational Incentive Contracts, Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews (2021) View citations (3) (2021)

2020

6. On the outside-option principle with one-sided options
   University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego
   See also Journal Article On the outside-option principle with one-sided options, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2020) (2020)
7. Relational Contracting, Negotiation, and External Enforcement
   University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego View citations (5)
   Also in Discussion Papers, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Business and Management Science (2018) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Relational Contracting, Negotiation, and External Enforcement, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2020) View citations (5) (2020)

2019

8. Statistical evidence and the problem of robust litigation
   University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego View citations (6)
   Also in Working Papers, Florida International University, Department of Economics (2018) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Statistical evidence and the problem of robust litigation, RAND Journal of Economics, RAND Corporation (2019) View citations (6) (2019)

2014

9. A Contract-theoretic Model of Conservation Agreements
   University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego
   See also Chapter A Contract-theoretic Model of Conservation Agreements, World Scientific Book Chapters, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. (2014) (2014)

2010

10. A ‘Reputation’ Refinement without Equilibrium
    Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine
    See also Journal Article A "Reputation" Refinement without Equilibrium, Econometrica, Econometric Society (1993) View citations (15) (1993)
11. Client-Based Entrepreneurship
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Client-Based Entrepreneurship, The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Oxford University Press (2015) View citations (4) (2015)
12. Contract, Renegotiation, and Hold Up: Results on the Technology of Trade and Investment
    University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Contract, renegotiation, and hold up: Results on the technology of trade and investment, Theoretical Economics, Econometric Society (2012) View citations (10) (2012)
13. On 'Reputation' Refinements with Heterogeneous Beliefs
    Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article On "Reputation" Refinements with Heterogeneous Beliefs, Econometrica, Econometric Society (1997) View citations (9) (1997)

2009

14. Contract, Renegotiation, and Hold Up: General Results on the Technology of Trade and Investment
    University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego View citations (1)
15. Hold-Up and Durable Trading Opportunities
    University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego View citations (1)

2006

16. Contract and Game Theory: Basic Concepts for Settings with Finite Horizons
    University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Contract and Game Theory: Basic Concepts for Settings with Finite Horizons, Games, MDPI (2013) View citations (7) (2013)
17. Contract and Mechanism Design in Settings with Multi-Period Trade
    University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego View citations (1)
18. Contract, Mechanism Design, and Technological Detail
    University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego
    Also in Theory workshop papers, UCLA Department of Economics (2002) View citations (14)
    University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego (2002) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Contract, Mechanism Design, and Technological Detail, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2007) View citations (35) (2007)
19. Hard Evidence and Mechanism Design
    University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego View citations (1)
    Also in University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego (2002) View citations (30)
    Econometric Society 2004 North American Winter Meetings, Econometric Society (2004) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Hard evidence and mechanism design, Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier (2007) View citations (72) (2007)

2003

20. Are There Too Many Entrepeneurs? A Model of Client-Based Entrepreneurship
    Berkeley Olin Program in Law & Economics, Working Paper Series, Berkeley Olin Program in Law & Economics

2002

21. Entrepreneurship in International Trade
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    Also in University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego (2001) View citations (4)
22. Evidence Disclosure and Verfiability
    University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego View citations (2)
    Also in University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego (2000) View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Evidence disclosure and verifiability, Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier (2004) View citations (91) (2004)
23. The Renegotiation-Proofness Principle and Costly Renegotiation
    University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article The Renegotiation-Proofness Principle and Costly Renegotiation, Games, MDPI (2013) View citations (4) (2013)

2001

24. Economic and Legal Aspects of Costly Recontracting
    Yale School of Management Working Papers, Yale School of Management View citations (8)
    Also in Yale School of Management Working Papers, Yale School of Management (2001)
    University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego (2000) View citations (11)
25. Recurrent Trade Agreements and the Value of External Enforcement
    University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Recurrent trade agreements and the value of external enforcement, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (2008) View citations (40) (2008)
26. The Law and Economics of Costly Contracting
    University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego View citations (9)
    Also in Yale Law School John M. Olin Center for Studies in Law, Economics, and Public Policy Working Paper Series, Yale Law School John M. Olin Center for Studies in Law, Economics, and Public Policy View citations (54)

2000

27. Conditioning Institutions and Renegotiation
    University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego
    Also in Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University (1999) View citations (3)
28. Liquidity Flows and Fragility of Business Enterprises
    University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego
    Also in Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University (1999) View citations (18)
    University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego (2000)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1999) View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article Liquidity flows and fragility of business enterprises, Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier (2003) View citations (111) (2003)

1999

29. Contract-Theoretic Approaches to Wages and Displacement
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University View citations (15)
    Also in University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego (1999) View citations (10)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1999) View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Contract-theoretic approaches to wages and displacement, Review, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (1999) View citations (8) (1999)
30. Contractual Intermediaries
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University View citations (5)
    Also in University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego (1999) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Contractual Intermediaries, The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Oxford University Press (2002) View citations (8) (2002)
31. Job Destruction and the Experiences of Displaced Workers
    University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1999) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Job destruction and the experiences of displaced workers, Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, Elsevier (2000) View citations (60) (2000)
32. Starting Small and Commitment
    University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego
    Also in Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University (1999) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Starting Small and Commitment, Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier (2002) View citations (58) (2002)
33. Starting Small in an Unfamiliar Environment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
    Also in Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University (1999) View citations (4)
    University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego (1999) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Starting small in an unfamiliar environment, International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier (2003) View citations (303) (2003)

1997

34. Job Destruction and Propagation of Shocks
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (36)
    See also Software Item FORTRAN code for Job Destruction and Propagation of Shocks, QM&RBC Codes, Quantitative Macroeconomics & Real Business Cycles (1997) (1997)
    Journal Article Job Destruction and Propagation of Shocks, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2000) View citations (748) (2000)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Contractual Chains
   Econometrica, 2024, 92, (5), 1735-1774

2023

2. An Active-Contracting Perspective on Equilibrium Selection in Relational Contracts
   Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), 2023, 179, (3-4), 530-561 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper An Active-Contracting Perspective on Equilibrium Selection in Relational Contracts, University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series (2023) (2023)

2022

3. Starting small in project choice: A discrete-time setting with a continuum of types
   Journal of Economic Theory, 2022, 204, (C)
   See also Working Paper Starting small in project choice: A discrete-time setting with a continuum of types, University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series (2022) View citations (1) (2022)

2021

4. Conservation Agreements: Relational Contracts with Endogenous Monitoring
   The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2021, 37, (1), 1-40 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Conservation Agreements: Relational Contracts with Endogenous Monitoring, University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series (2021) View citations (1) (2021)
5. Theoretical Foundations of Relational Incentive Contracts
   Annual Review of Economics, 2021, 13, (1), 631-659 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Theoretical Foundations of Relational Incentive Contracts, University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series (2021) View citations (3) (2021)

2020

6. On the outside-option principle with one-sided options
   Economics Letters, 2020, 191, (C)
   See also Working Paper On the outside-option principle with one-sided options, University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series (2020) (2020)
7. Relational Contracting, Negotiation, and External Enforcement
   American Economic Review, 2020, 110, (7), 2153-97 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Relational Contracting, Negotiation, and External Enforcement, University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series (2020) View citations (5) (2020)

2019

8. Statistical evidence and the problem of robust litigation
   RAND Journal of Economics, 2019, 50, (4), 974-1003 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Statistical evidence and the problem of robust litigation, University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series (2019) View citations (6) (2019)

2015

9. Client-Based Entrepreneurship
   The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2015, 31, (1), 30-60 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Client-Based Entrepreneurship, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (1) (2010)

2013

10. A Theory of Disagreement in Repeated Games With Bargaining
    Econometrica, 2013, 81, (6), 2303-2350 View citations (38)
11. Conceptualizing Contractual Interpretation
    The Journal of Legal Studies, 2013, 42, (1), 1 - 34 View citations (6)
12. Contract and Game Theory: Basic Concepts for Settings with Finite Horizons
    Games, 2013, 4, (3), 1-40 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Contract and Game Theory: Basic Concepts for Settings with Finite Horizons, University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series (2006) View citations (1) (2006)
13. The Renegotiation-Proofness Principle and Costly Renegotiation
    Games, 2013, 4, (3), 1-20 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper The Renegotiation-Proofness Principle and Costly Renegotiation, University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series (2002) View citations (7) (2002)

2012

14. Contract, renegotiation, and hold up: Results on the technology of trade and investment
    Theoretical Economics, 2012, 7, (2) View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Contract, Renegotiation, and Hold Up: Results on the Technology of Trade and Investment, University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series (2010) View citations (2) (2010)

2008

15. Recurrent trade agreements and the value of external enforcement
    Journal of International Economics, 2008, 74, (2), 475-499 View citations (40)
    See also Working Paper Recurrent Trade Agreements and the Value of External Enforcement, University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series (2001) View citations (1) (2001)

2007

16. Contract, Mechanism Design, and Technological Detail
    Econometrica, 2007, 75, (1), 55-81 View citations (35)
    See also Working Paper Contract, Mechanism Design, and Technological Detail, University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series (2006) (2006)
17. Hard evidence and mechanism design
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2007, 58, (1), 75-93 View citations (72)
    See also Working Paper Hard Evidence and Mechanism Design, University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series (2006) View citations (1) (2006)
18. Testing and the Composition of the Labor Pool
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2007, 109, (4), 883-903

2004

19. Evidence disclosure and verifiability
    Journal of Economic Theory, 2004, 118, (1), 1-31 View citations (91)
    See also Working Paper Evidence Disclosure and Verfiability, University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series (2002) View citations (2) (2002)
20. Network Intermediaries in International Trade
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2004, 13, (1), 69-93 View citations (111)

2003

21. Liquidity flows and fragility of business enterprises
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 2003, 50, (6), 1215-1241 View citations (111)
    See also Working Paper Liquidity Flows and Fragility of Business Enterprises, University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series (2000) (2000)
22. Starting small in an unfamiliar environment
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2003, 21, (7), 1021-1042 View citations (303)
    See also Working Paper Starting Small in an Unfamiliar Environment, NBER Working Papers (1999) View citations (11) (1999)

2002

23. Contractual Intermediaries
    The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2002, 18, (2), 362-384 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Contractual Intermediaries, Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers (1999) View citations (5) (1999)
24. Starting Small and Commitment
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2002, 38, (1), 176-199 View citations (58)
    See also Working Paper Starting Small and Commitment, University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series (1999) (1999)

2001

25. Bilateral Trade and Opportunism in a Matching Market
    The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics, 2001, 1, (1), 35 View citations (36)

2000

26. Job Destruction and Propagation of Shocks
    American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (3), 482-498 View citations (748)
    See also Software Item FORTRAN code for Job Destruction and Propagation of Shocks, QM&RBC Codes (1997) (1997)
    Working Paper Job Destruction and Propagation of Shocks, NBER Working Papers (1997) View citations (36) (1997)
27. Job destruction and the experiences of displaced workers
    Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 2000, 52, (1), 87-128 View citations (60)
    See also Working Paper Job Destruction and the Experiences of Displaced Workers, University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series (1999) (1999)

1999

28. Contract-theoretic approaches to wages and displacement
    Review, 1999, (May), 55-68 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Contract-Theoretic Approaches to Wages and Displacement, Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers (1999) View citations (15) (1999)
29. Starting Small and Renegotiation
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1999, 85, (1), 52-90 View citations (114)

1998

30. Alternating-Offer Bargaining with Two-Sided Incomplete Information
    The Review of Economic Studies, 1998, 65, (3), 573-594 View citations (42)
31. Conditional Dominance, Rationalizability, and Game Forms
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1998, 83, (2), 161-195 View citations (75)
32. Multiple-Issue Bargaining and Axiomatic Solutions
    International Journal of Game Theory, 1998, 26, (4), 501-524 View citations (22)

1997

33. Contractual Fragility, Job Destruction, and Business Cycles
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1997, 112, (3), 873-911 View citations (114)
34. Learning about a population of agents and the evolution of trust and cooperation
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 1997, 15, (2), 165-190 View citations (5)
35. On "Reputation" Refinements with Heterogeneous Beliefs
    Econometrica, 1997, 65, (2), 369-374 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper On 'Reputation' Refinements with Heterogeneous Beliefs, Levine's Working Paper Archive (2010) View citations (1) (2010)

1996

36. Information Transmission When the Informed Party Is Confused
    Games and Economic Behavior, 1996, 12, (1), 143-161 View citations (33)
37. Reputation in Repeated Games with No Discounting
    Games and Economic Behavior, 1996, 15, (1), 82-109 View citations (7)

1994

38. Cooperation in the Infinitely Repeated Prisoners' Dilemma with Perturbations
    Games and Economic Behavior, 1994, 7, (2), 260-285 View citations (10)

1993

39. A "Reputation" Refinement without Equilibrium
    Econometrica, 1993, 61, (1), 199-205 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper A ‘Reputation’ Refinement without Equilibrium, Levine's Working Paper Archive (2010) (2010)

1991

40. Communication and superior cooperation in two-player normal form games
    Economics Letters, 1991, 35, (3), 267-271 View citations (5)

Chapters

2014

1. A Contract-theoretic Model of Conservation Agreements
   Chapter 15 in Econometric Methods and Their Applications in Finance, Macro and Related Fields, 2014, pp 425-455
   See also Working Paper A Contract-theoretic Model of Conservation Agreements, Department of Economics, UC San Diego (2014) (2014)

Software Items

1999

1. FORTRAN code for Liquidity Flows and Fragility of Business Enterprises
   QM&RBC Codes, Quantitative Macroeconomics & Real Business Cycles

1997

2. FORTRAN code for Job Destruction and Propagation of Shocks
   QM&RBC Codes, Quantitative Macroeconomics & Real Business Cycles
   See also Journal Article Job Destruction and Propagation of Shocks, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2000) View citations (748) (2000)
   Working Paper Job Destruction and Propagation of Shocks, NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1997) View citations (36) (1997)