CONFERENCE ON INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH 2006
DECEMBER 1-3, 2006
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, USA
Co-sponsored by the George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State, University of Chicago
Gleacher Center, University of Chicago
13:00 - 13:30
Welcome
Richard Leftwich
(University of Chicago, USA)
Mary Shirley
(Ronald Coase Institute, USA)
13:30 - 14:30
Identifying Causal Effects in Applied Research
Sebastian Galiani
(Washington University, USA)
14:30 - 15:30
Persuading Economists: Choosing a Methodological
Framework for Your Research
John Nye
(Washington University, USA)
16:00 - 17:00
Field Experiments and Economics
John List
(University of Chicago, USA)
17:00 - 18:00
Forum on Methodological Issues
Gleacher Center, University of Chicago
8:30 - 10:00
State Governance
A Theory of Corrupt Elections
Alberto Simpser
(University of Chicago, USA)
Credibility and Gradualism in a Monetary Reform: Attempts to Introduce Token Copper Coins in 17th-18th Century Russia
Danila Raskov
(St. Petersburg State University, Russia)
Robin Hood vs. King John Redistribution: How Do Local Judges Decide Cases in Brazil?
Ivan Ribeiro
(University of São Paulo Law School, Brazil)
A Theory of Regulatory Delegation, with a Framework for Application to Ozone Smog Regulation
Cynthia Lin
(University of California-Davis, USA)
Discussant
Sam Peltzman
(University of Chicago, USA)
10:00 - 10:30
Coffee break
10:30 - 12:00
Property Rights
The Pricing of Imperfectly Delineated Property Rights:
Case Studies in Housing and Land Markets
Lennon H. T. Choy
(Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong)
Heterogeneity, Transaction Costs and Collective Action: Evidence from Common Property Forest Management in Nepal
Bhim Adhikari
(The World Conservation Union, Nepal)
Knowledge Inputs, Legal Institutions and Firm Structure: Towards a Knowledge-Based Theory of the Firm
Erica Gorga
(Fundação Getulio Vargas Law School, Brazil)
Property Rights and the Provision of Collective Goods in the Presence of Market Imperfections: Evidence from Irrigation in the Philippines
Eduardo Araral
(Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore)
Discussant
Mary Shirley
(Ronald Coase Institute, USA)
13:30 - 15:30
Informal Institutions
Reputation vs. Social Influence: Which Is Stronger?
Maroš Servátka
(University of Mannheim, Germany and University of Canterbury, New Zealand)
Leasing the Street: Institutional Arrangements on Street Vendors' Property Rights in Venezuela
Vladimir Zanoni
(University of Chicago, USA)
Sovereignty, Credible Commitments, and Economic Growth on American Indian Reservations
Nick Parker
(University of California-Santa Barbara, USA)
Informal Institutions, Partial Enforcement, and Impersonal Exchange: Observations from Bulgarian Streets
Georgy Ganev
(Centre for Liberal Strategies, Bulgaria)
Discussants
Sebastián Galiani
(Washington University, USA)
Lee Benham
(Washington University, USA)
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee break
16:00 - 17:00
An Economist Sells Doughnuts: A Case Study in Profit Maximization
Steven Levitt
(University of Chicago, USA)
Colorado Room, Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers
8:30 - 10:00
Markets in Emerging Asian Economies
Credit and Trust: Fruit Markets in the Mekong Delta
Tu Anh Vu Thanh
(Fulbright Economics Teaching Program, Vietnam)
Capital Flows and Domestic Market Integration in China
Li Qi
(Agnes Scott College, USA)
Mutual Monitoring Mechanism in Tradable Water Right System: A Case Study in Zhangye City in Northwest China
Junlian Zhang
(China Agricultural University, China)
History in Institutional Change: The Case of Chinese Agricultural Reforms
Ning Wang
(Arizona State University, USA)
10:00 - 10:30
Coffee break
10:30 - 12:30
Future Directions for Institutional Research
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch and closing discussion