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Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary. In recent years, an explosive rise in computing power and the digitization of data has allowed researchers in new institutional economics (NIE) to investigate questions that could never before be systematically analysed. This book explores key issues for future research in the field, analysing both traditional areas of focus in NIE and more recent areas of interest. Consisting of 30 concise chapters written by top NIE scholars, this Research Agenda probes issues at the forefront of NIE, including government, contracts, property rights, norms, culture, and beliefs. Analysing rapid changes in technology and the environment, such as the rise of social media and the effects of climate change in agriculture, this book offers unique insights into key contemporary issues. Written in non-technical terms, this book will inform and inspire students and those starting their careers in economics, law and political science. NIE scholars will also find the book invaluable in updating their understanding of crucial research questions and seeking new areas to explore. Contributors: J.S. Ahlquist, J.E. Aldy, D.W. Allen, J. Bednar, J.C. Cardenas, P. Castaneda Dower, R. Fernandez, S. Gehlbach, R. Gil, M.A. Golden, C. Guerriero, S. Iyer, P. Keefer, K. Kosec, R. Kunneke, C. Long, R. Macchiavello, K.J. Mayer, C. Menard, T. Mogues, M.W. Moszoro, B. Mueller, S. Oh, D. Parker, J. Prufer, P. Prufer, M. Servatka, M.M. Shirley, E. Simison, F. Sobbrio, J. Teorell, T. Terpstra, M. Vatiero, S. Voigt, S. Wallsten, G. Zanarone, D. Ziblatt

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Author:   Claude Ménard ,  Mary M. Shirley
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:  

9781839102691

ISBN 10:   1839102691
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   13 December 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
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Table of Contents

Contents: Introduction Claude Ménard and Mary M. Shirley Part I Government Institutions 1. Collective Action and Government: Still a Mystery Philip Keefer 2. What’s Next for the Study of Non-democracy? Scott Gehlbach 3. The Power and Limits of Federalism Emilia Simison and Daniel Ziblatt 4. Evaluating the Performance of Regulations and Regulatory Institutions, Joseph E. Aldy 5. Public Goods Provision in Developing Countries: A Research Agenda for New Institutional Economics Katrina Kosec and Tewodaj Mogues Part II Contracts and Organizations 6. A Mutually Beneficial Relationship: Relational Contracts in Developing Countries Rocco Macchiavello 7. Contracting in Innovative Industries Ricard Gil and Giorgio Zanarone 8. Interrelated technical and institutional coordination: The case of network infrastructures Rolf Künneke 9. Cognition and Governance: A Research Agenda for the New Institutional Economics Kyle J. Mayer 10. Tools and Approaches in Public Contracting Research Marian W. Moszoro 11. Transaction and Transactors’ Choices: What We Have Learned and What We Need To Explore Massimiliano Vatiero Part III Laws and Property Rights 12. Questions of Property Rights Dominic Parker 13. (Real) Behavior meets (Real) Institutions: Towards a research agenda on the Study of the Commons Juan Camilo Cardenas 14. Property Rights and Economic Development: Taking Stock, Looking Ahead, Carmine Guerriero 15. The China Experience: An Institutional Approach Cheryl Long Part IV Norms, Culture, and Beliefs 16. Internal Institutions: The Major Unknowns in Institutional Economics Stefan Voigt 17. The Coevolution of Institutions and Culture Bernardo Mueller 18. Modelling the Institutional Matrix: Norms, Culture, and Robust Design Jenna Bednar 19. Corruption and the New Institutional Economics Miriam A. Golden 20. Religion and Institutions Sriya Iyer Part V Institutions in a rapidly changing world 21. Family and Gender: Questions for the NIE Raquel Fernández 22. Research Frontiers in the Institutional Analysis of Work John S. Ahlquist 23. Challenges of Agricultural Organization to Growth and Climate Paul Castañeda Dower 24. Is Blockchain Hype, Revolutionary, or Both? What We Need to Know. Sarah Oh and Scott Wallsten 25. New Media, New Issues Francisco Sobbrio Part VI New Approaches and New Tools 26. Neo-Institutionalism in Ancient Economic History: The Road Ahead Taco Terpstra 27. Measuring Institutions: What We Do Not Know Jan Teorell 28. Data Science for Institutional and Organizational Economics Jens Prüfer and Patricia Prüfer 29. How Do Experiments Inform Collective Action Research? Maroš Servátka 30. Recognizing and Solving Institutional Puzzles Douglas W. Allen Index

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`This book is about the variety of institutions that govern economic life. It has stunning breadth: political institutions, regulatory institutions, the law and practice of contracts, property rights and more are discussed with intelligence and rigor. Whether your interest is in the history of institutions or current practice, whether in rich countries or poor, you will learn much from this book.' -- Sam Peltzman, University of Chicago, Booth School of Business, US `This volume brings 30 chapters on a variety of topics, usefully examined from a transaction cost framework. As Coase argued, transaction costs move economic outcomes from the idealized simple to the more complex.' -- Gary Libecap, University of California, Santa Barbara, National Bureau of Economic Research and Hoover Institution, Stanford University, US

'This book is about the variety of institutions that govern economic life. It has stunning breadth: political institutions, regulatory institutions, the law and practice of contracts, property rights and more are discussed with intelligence and rigor. Whether your interest is in the history of institutions or current practice, whether in rich countries or poor, you will learn much from this book.' -- Sam Peltzman, University of Chicago, Booth School of Business, US 'This volume brings 30 chapters on a variety of topics, usefully examined from a transaction cost framework. As Coase argued, transaction costs move economic outcomes from the idealized simple to the more complex.' -- Gary Libecap, University of California, Santa Barbara, National Bureau of Economic Research and Hoover Institution, Stanford University, US

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Edited by Claude Ménard, Professor of Economics, Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne, Université de Paris (Panthéon-Sorbonne), France and Mary M. Shirley, President, The Ronald Coase Institute, US

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