Recent developments in the theory of regulation
M Armstrong, DEM Sappington - Handbook of industrial organization, 2007 - Elsevier
This chapter reviews recent theoretical work on the design of regulatory policy, focusing on
the complications that arise when regulated suppliers have better information about the …
the complications that arise when regulated suppliers have better information about the …
From market failures to market opportunities: managing innovation under asymmetric information
P Barbaroux - Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 2014 - Springer
This article presents a review of the literature that focuses on the role played by information
asymmetry in the management of innovation. Results are organised in two categories. On …
asymmetry in the management of innovation. Results are organised in two categories. On …
Misselling through agents
R Inderst, M Ottaviani - American Economic Review, 2009 - aeaweb.org
This paper analyzes the implications of the inherent conflict between two tasks performed by
direct marketing agents: prospecting for customers and advising on the product's “suitability” …
direct marketing agents: prospecting for customers and advising on the product's “suitability” …
Risk allocation and the costs and benefits of public‐‐private partnerships
E Iossa, D Martimort - The RAND journal of economics, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
We study the agency costs of delegated public service provision, focusing on the link
between organizational forms and uncertainty at project implementation. We consider a …
between organizational forms and uncertainty at project implementation. We consider a …
[图书][B] Corporate environmentalism and public policy
TP Lyon, JW Maxwell - 2004 - books.google.com
This is the first book to provide a hard-headed economic view of the voluntary approaches to
environmental issues, especially toxic chemicals, waste disposal and global warming, that …
environmental issues, especially toxic chemicals, waste disposal and global warming, that …
Information acquisition and institutional design
MC Stephenson - Harv. L. Rev., 2010 - HeinOnline
Although good information is critical to effective decisionmaking, public agents' private
incentives to invest in gathering information may not align with the social interest in their …
incentives to invest in gathering information may not align with the social interest in their …
Contracts and productive information gathering
We modify a standard Baron–Myerson model by assuming that, instead of knowing the state
of nature, the agent has to incur a cost γ to learn it. Under these conditions, the principal will …
of nature, the agent has to incur a cost γ to learn it. Under these conditions, the principal will …
Strategic information gathering before a contract is offered
In a Baron–Myerson setup, we study a situation where an agent is initially uninformed, but
can, at a cost, acquire information about the state of nature before the principal offers him a …
can, at a cost, acquire information about the state of nature before the principal offers him a …
The hold‐up problem and incomplete contracts: a survey of recent topics in contract theory
PW Schmitz - Bulletin of economic research, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
The Hold‚•’Up Problem and Incomplete Contracts: A Survey of Recent Topics in Contract Theory
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Public‐private partnerships versus traditional procurement: Innovation incentives and information gathering
EI Hoppe, PW Schmitz - The RAND Journal of Economics, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
A government agency wants a facility to be built and managed to provide a public service.
Two different modes of provision are considered. In a public‐private partnership, the tasks of …
Two different modes of provision are considered. In a public‐private partnership, the tasks of …