Re: A question on contract theory

2003-01-15 Thread Michael Pollak
On Mon, 13 Jan 2003, Sabri Oncu wrote: Also, do you happen to know any studies on the role of incentive contracts in recent accounting scandals that we have been experiencing? [This is not a study, but it's a pretty good meditation on the subject, IMHO] Financial Times; Dec 05, 2002 COMMENT

Re: A question on contract theory

2003-01-15 Thread Michael Pollak
[This is not a study, but it's a pretty good meditation on the subject, IMHO] Also Kay's an economist and his webpage is at the end. Maybe if you contact him, he'd know a good recent study. Michael

Re: A question on contract theory

2003-01-13 Thread andie nachgeborenen
What sort of contract theory are you interested in? The best stuff on principal-agent problems is Oliver Williamson, see, e.g., Markets and Hierarchies. jks --- Sabri Oncu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Friends, Can you direct me to books/papers you may know that take a critical look at the

Re: A question on contract theory

2003-01-13 Thread Ian Murray
- Original Message - From: Sabri Oncu [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PEN-L [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 11:34 AM Subject: [PEN-L:33786] A question on contract theory Friends, Can you direct me to books/papers you may know that take a critical look at the contact theory

RE: A question on contract theory

2003-01-13 Thread Sabri Oncu
Justin: What sort of contract theory are you interested in? To give you some idea, I am currently reading FundenberTirole, Game Theory, Chapter 7, Bayesian Games and Mechanism Design. So, I am just a beginner you could say. And I don't have much difficulty in finding sources on traditional

Re: RE: A question on contract theory

2003-01-13 Thread Michael Perelman
Justin was correct about mentioning Williamson. You said that you had met him personally. Sabri Oncu wrote: Justin: What sort of contract theory are you interested in? To give you some idea, I am currently reading FundenberTirole, Game Theory, Chapter 7, Bayesian Games and Mechanism

RE: A question on contract theory

2003-01-13 Thread Max B. Sawicky
Whither Socialism, by Joe Stiglitz mbs -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Sabri Oncu Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 2:34 PM To: PEN-L Subject: [PEN-L:33786] A question on contract theory Friends, Can you direct me to books/papers you may

Re: Re: RE: A question on contract theory

2003-01-13 Thread andie nachgeborenen
I still don't understand what questions you are interested in. There is a large literature in law and economics on the economics of contracts. There's a book in the Oxford Foundations series, Foundations of Contract Law. I forget the editor. A good starting place is Posner's Economic Analysis of

Re: Re: RE: A question on contract theory

2003-01-13 Thread andie nachgeborenen
I still don't understand what questions you are interested in. There is a large literature in law and economics on the economics of contracts. There's a book in the Oxford Foundations series, Foundations of Contract Law. I forget the editor. A good starting place is Posner's Economic Analysis of

RE: A question on contract theory

2003-01-13 Thread Sabri Oncu
Justin: I still don't understand what questions you are interested in. Basicly, I am interested in the theory of incentives in organizations. So the applications of the theory I have in mind are performance measurement, capital budgeting, internal pricing and the like. Patents and property

Re: RE: A question on contract theory

2003-01-13 Thread andie nachgeborenen
Have you looked at the Encyclopaedia of Law and Economics, a multivolume set with articles on all these topics and references for more? jks Sabri Oncu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Justin: I still don't understand what questions you are interested in.Basicly, I am interested in the theory of incentives

Re: Re: RE: A question on contract theory

2003-01-13 Thread andie nachgeborenen
Also look through The Journal of Legal Studies and the Journal of Law Economics, which publish articles on these topics. jks andie nachgeborenen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Have you looked at the Encyclopaedia of Law and Economics, a multivolume set with articles on all these topics and references

Re: Re: Re: RE: A question on contract theory

2003-01-13 Thread andie nachgeborenen
The ELE is apparently available on line. Here are two relevant links: Bouckaert, Boudewijn and De Geest, Gerrit (eds.), Encyclopedia of Law and Economics, Volume III. The Regulation of Contracts , Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, 2000, 1205 p. ISBN 1 85898 986 8 IV. General Contract Law V. Regulation of

Re: Re: RE: A question on contract theory

2003-01-13 Thread andie nachgeborenen
Also look through The Journal of Legal Studies and the Journal of Law Economics, which publish articles on these topics. jks andie nachgeborenen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Have you looked at the Encyclopaedia of Law and Economics, a multivolume set with articles on all these topics and references