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2020, volume 36, articles 3

In-House and Arm’s Length: Productivity Heterogeneity and Variation in Organizational Form (“Vertical Integration and Technology: Theory and Evidence) pp. 415-460

Stephen F Lin, Catherine Thomas and Arturs Kalnins

The Illicit Benefits of Local Party Alignment in National Elections (Divided Government versus Incumbency Externality Effect: Quasi-Experimental Evidence on Multiple Voting Decisions,”) pp. 461-494

Oana Borcan

Worker Trust in Management and Delegation in Organizations (Optimal Cartel Equilibria with Imperfect Monitoring) pp. 495-536

Kieron Meagher and Andrew Wait

Bureaucratic Competence and Procurement Outcomes (“Politics and Economics in Weak and Strong States) pp. 537-597

Francesco Decarolis, Leonardo M. Giuffrida, Elisabetta Iossa, Vincenzo Mollisi and Giancarlo Spagnolo

Unintended Consequences of Products Liability: Evidence from the Pharmaceutical Market* (An Economic Analysis of Mary Carter Settlement Agreements) pp. 598-632

Eric Helland, Darius Lakdawalla, Anup Malani and Seth A Seabury

The Behavioral Effects of (Unenforceable) Contracts† (“Selection on Observed and Unobserved Variables: Assessing the Effectiveness of Catholic Schools) pp. 633-687

Evan Starr, J J Prescott and Norman Bishara

2020, volume 36, articles 2

But-for Causation and the Implementability of Compensatory Damages Rules (Re-Examining Liability Rules When Injurers as Well as Victims Suffer Losses) pp. 231-254

Urs Schweizer

Social Welfare Programs and Trust: Evidence from Six Latin American Cities (Decomposing Trust and Trustworthiness) pp. 255-283

Alberto Chong, Vanessa Ríos-Salas and Hugo Ñopo

Continuing Contracts (Firms’ Use of Outside Contractors: Theory and Evidence) pp. 284-313

Maija Halonen-Akatwijuka and Oliver Hart

Risk Preferences and Incentives for Evidence Acquisition and Disclosure (Disclosure and Choice) pp. 314-342

Erin Giffin and Erik Lillethun

Justifications, Excuses, and Affirmative Defenses (“Deterrence versus Judicial Error: A Comparative View of Standards of Proof) pp. 343-377

Murat C Mungan

Reducing Unjust Convictions: Plea Bargaining, Trial, and Evidence Disclosure (“Prosecutorial Resources, Plea Bargaining, and the Decision to Go to Trial) pp. 378-414

Andrew Daughety and Jennifer Reinganum

2020, volume 36, articles 1

Lateral Moves, Promotions, and Task-Specific Human Capital: Theory and Evidence pp. 1-46

Xin Jin and Michael Waldman

Do Managers Matter? A Natural Experiment from 42 R&D Labs in India pp. 47-83

Prithwiraj Choudhury, Tarun Khanna and Christos Makridis

Job Hopping and Adverse Selection in the Labor Market pp. 84-138

Xiaodong Fan and Jed DeVaro

Social Norms and Legal Design pp. 139-169

Bruno Deffains and Claude Fluet

Judgment-Contingent Settlements pp. 170-206

Shay Lavie and Avraham D Tabbach

Ideal Point Estimation in Political Hierarchies: A Framework and an Application to the US Executive Branch pp. 207-230

Alex Acs

2019, volume 35, articles 3

Partnership as Experimentation pp. 455-488

Cihan Artunç and Timothy Guinnane

Capital Assembly pp. 489-512

Robert Akerlof and Richard Holden

More than Money: Venture Capitalists on Boards pp. 513-543

Natee Amornsiripanitch, Paul Gompers and Yuhai Xuan

Political Agency, Oversight, and Bias: The Instrumental Value of Politicized Policymaking pp. 544-578

Ian R Turner

Informational Lobbying and Pareto-Improving Agenda Constraint pp. 579-618

Arnaud Dellis and Mandar Oak

Information Sharing and Incentives in Organizations pp. 619-650

Jean-Etienne de Bettignies and Jan Zabojnik

Delegation with a Reciprocal Agent pp. 651-695

Alessandro De Chiara and Ester Manna

2019, volume 35, articles 2

Quality Review of Mass Adjudication: A Randomized Natural Experiment at the Board of Veterans Appeals, 2003–16 pp. 239-288

Daniel E Ho, Cassandra Handan-Nader, David Ames and David Marcus

Collective Action, White Flight, and the Origins of Racial Zoning Laws pp. 289-318

Werner Troesken and Randall Walsh

Never too Late: Gender Quotas in the Final Round of a Multistage Tournament pp. 319-363

Eszter Czibor and Silvia Dominguez-Martinez

Inherited Institutions: Cooperation in the Light of Democratic Legitimacy pp. 364-393

Pascal Langenbach and Franziska Tausch

The Effects of Electoral Incentives on Fiscal Policy: Evidence from a Legislative Change at the Local Government Level pp. 394-421

Linda Veiga and Francisco Veiga

Executive Influence on State Supreme Court Justices: Strategic Deference in Reappointment States pp. 422-453

Thomas R Gray

2019, volume 35, articles 1

Legal Rasputins? Law Clerk Influence on Voting at the US Supreme Court pp. 1-36

Adam Bonica, Adam Chilton, Jacob Goldin, Kyle Rozema and Maya Sen

How do Regulated and Unregulated Labor Markets Respond to Shocks? Evidence from Immigrants During the Great Recession pp. 37-76

Sergei Guriev, Biagio Speciale and Michele Tuccio

The Welfare-Enhancing Role of Parental Leave Mandates pp. 77-126

Spencer Bastani, Tomer Blumkin and Luca Micheletto

Property Rights in Sequential Exchange pp. 127-153

Benito Arruñada, Giorgio Zanarone and Nuno Garoupa

Communication and the Optimality of Hierarchy in Organizations pp. 154-191

Huanxing Yang and Lan Zhang

Exchange in the Absence of Legal Enforcement: Reputation and Multilateral Punishment under Uncertainty pp. 192-237

Aidin Hajikhameneh and Jared Rubin

2018, volume 34, articles 4

Distortion of Justice: How the Inability to Pay Bail Affects Case Outcomes pp. 511-542

Megan Stevenson

Appraising the “Merger Price” Appraisal Rule pp. 543-578

Albert H Choi and Eric Talley

Termination Risk and Agency Problems: Evidence from the NBA pp. 579-618

Alma Cohen, Nadav Levy and Roy Sasson

Subrogation and the Theory of Insurance When Suits Can Be Brought for Losses Suffered pp. 619-649

A Mitchell Polinsky and Steven Shavell

Incomplete Contracts: An Empirical Approach pp. 650-679

Sarath Sanga

2018, volume 34, articles 3

Bid Rigging and Entry Deterrence in Public Procurement: Evidence from an Investigation into Collusion and Corruption in Quebec pp. 301-363

Robert Clark, Decio Coviello, Jean-François Gauthier and Art Shneyerov

Corruption and Sensitive Soccer Games: Cross-Country Evidence pp. 364-394

Guy Elaad, Alex Krumer and Jeffrey Kantor

Partisanship, Political Institutions, and Debt Issues pp. 395-424

Zachary Peskowitz and Suhas A Sridharan

Clueless Politicians: On Policymaker Incentives for Information Acquisition in a Model of Lobbying pp. 425-456

Christopher Cotton and Cheng Li

The Effect of Social Norms on Bribe Offers pp. 457-474

Klaus Abbink, Esteban Freidin, Lata Gangadharan and Rodrigo Moro

Evidence Suppression by Prosecutors: Violations of the Brady Rule pp. 475-510

Andrew Daughety and Jennifer Reinganum

2018, volume 34, articles 2

Backscratching in Hierarchical Organizations pp. 133-161

Valeria Maggian, Natalia Montinari and Antonio Nicol�

The Causal Effects of Competition on Innovation: Experimental Evidence pp. 162-195

Philippe Aghion, Stefan Bechtold, Lea Cassar and Holger Herz

Earnings Inequality and Coordination Costs: Evidence from US Law Firms pp. 196-229

Luis Garicano and Thomas N Hubbard

On the Trade-off between Efficiency in Job Assignment and Turnover: The Role of Breakup Fees pp. 230-271

Arijit Mukherjee and Lu�s Vasconcelos

Global Arms Trade and Oil Dependence pp. 272-299

Vincenzo Bove, Claudio Deiana and Roberto Nistic�

2018, volume 34, articles 1

Choice of Enterprise Form: Spain, 1886–1936 pp. 1-26

Timothy Guinnane and Susana Mart�nez-Rodr�guez

The Limits of Judicial Control and the Nondelegation Doctrine pp. 27-53

Edward H Stiglitz

Delegation or Unilateral Action? pp. 54-78

Kenneth Lowande

Incentive Contracts and Downside Risk Sharing pp. 79-107

Bernard Sinclair-Desgagn� and Sandrine Spaeter

Amendment Politics and Agenda Setting: A Theory with Evidence from the US House of Representatives1 pp. 108-131

Daniel B Magleby, Nathan W Monroe and Gregory Robinson