CONFERENCE ON TRANSACTION COSTS
FEBRUARY 21 - 23, 2003
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, USA
(Room 602, Gleacher Center, University of Chicago downtown)
14:00 - 17:00
Technical issues concerning survey results
(for technical studies group, as arranged)
18:00 - 18:30
Informal welcome to the conference
Meet in lobby, Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers
(Room 602, Gleacher Center, University of Chicago downtown)
9:00 - 9:30
The Issue and Our Goals
Mary Shirley
9:30 - 10:45
Conceptual Issues in Measuring Transaction Costs
Alexandra Benham and Lee Benham
Commentary
Eirik Furubotn, Philip Keefer, John Wallis
11:15 - 12:15
Review of the Literature and of Current Practices
Ning Wang
Commentary
Yoram Barzel, Sam Peltzman
13:45 - 15:15
Lessons from World Bank Surveys
Luke Haggarty and Colin Xu
Commentary
Lee Benham, Sam Peltzman, John Wallis
15:45 - 17:00
Results from Brazil
Decio Zylbersztajn and Ricardo Abramovai
Commentary
Eric Helland, Claude Ménard
Results from Bulgaria
Yordanka Gancheva
Commentary
Mihaly Kopanyi, Michael Sykuta
17:00 - 17:30
Institutional Innovations:
The Chicago Climate Exchange
Richard Sandor
(Missouri Room, Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers)
9:00 - 10:30
Applying Transaction Cost Measures to the Real World
John Sullivan, Michael Sykuta, Nancy Truitt
11:00 - 12:00
Conclusions and Next Steps
Moderator: Philip Keefer
12:00 - 14:00
Lunch and closing discussion