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====Sub-Section I.) Reputational Incentives====
Class 1.) '''Career Concerns and "Signal Jamming" Models ''' (3/16/10)
*Fama, E.F. (1980), "Agency Problems and the Theory of the Firm," Journal of Political Economy, 88(2): 288 307 (Supplemental Reading) [http://www.edegan.com/pdfs/Fama%20(1980)%20-%20Agency%20Problems%20and%20the%20Theory%20of%20the%20Firm.pdf pdf]
*'''Holmstrom B., (1999)''' "Managerial Incentive Problems: A Dynamic Perspective," Review of Economic Studies, 66(1): 169-182 [http://www.edegan.com/pdfs/Holmstrom%20(1999)%20-%20Managerial%20Incentive%20Problems.pdf pdf]
*Meyer, M., and J. Vickers (1997) "Performance Comparisons and Dynamic Incentives," Journal of Political Economy, 105(3): 547-581 (Supplemental Reading) [http://www.edegan.com/pdfs/Meyer%20Vickers%20(1997)%20-%20Performance%20Comparisons%20and%20Dynamic%20Incentives.pdf pdf]
Class 2.) '''Signaling Models of Reputation ''' (4/6/10)
*Kreps, D., P. Milgrom, J. Roberts and R. Wilson (1982) "Rational Cooperation in the Finitely Repeated Prisoners' Dilemma," Journal of Economic Theory, 27(2): 245 252 (Supplemental Reading) [http://www.edegan.com/pdfs/Kreps%20Milgrom%20Roberts%20Wilson%20(1982)%20-%20Rational%20Cooperation%20in%20the%20Finitely%20Repeated%20Prisoners%20Dilemma.pdf pdf]
*'''Diamond, D. (1989)''', "Reputation Acquisition in Debt Markets," Journal of Political Economy, 97(4): 828 862 [http://www.edegan.com/pdfs/Diamond%20(1989)%20-%20Reputation%20Acquisition%20in%20Debt%20Markets.pdf pdf]
*Horner, J. (2002) "Reputation and Competition," American Economic Review 92(3):644-663 (Supplemental Reading) [http://www.edegan.com/pdfs/Horner%20(2002)%20-%20Reputation%20and%20Competition.pdf pdf]
Class 3.) '''Reputation as a Tradeable Asset and Incentive Provision ''' (4/13/10)
*'''Kreps, D. (1990)''' "Corporate Culture and Economic Theory," in J. Alt and K. Shepsle, Eds. Perspectives on Positive Political Economy, Cambridge University Press (Book excerpts available through [http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=JBrDXvye-1UC&oi=fnd&pg=PA221&dq=Kreps,+D.++%22Corporate+Culture+and+Economic+Theory&ots=d4JUQusjjf&sig=7RVgXjAlocVC8FDJd2Ke1MsbjxY Google Books])
*Tadelis, S. (1999) "What’s in a Name? Reputation as a Tradeable Asset," American Economic Review, 89(3): 548 63 (Supplemental Reading) [http://www.edegan.com/pdfs/Tadelis%20(1999)%20-%20Whats%20in%20a%20Name%20Reputation%20as%20a%20Tradeable%20Asset.pdf pdf]
====Sub Section II.) Empirical Tests of Reputational Incentive Models ====
Class 4.) '''Reputational Incentives ''' (4/20/10)
*'''Jin, G. and P. Leslie (2009)''' "Reputational Incentives for Restaurant Hygiene", American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 1(1): 237-67 (Supplemental Reading) [http://www.edegan.com/pdfs/Jin%20Leslie%20(2009)%20-%20Reputational%20Incentives%20for%20Restaurant%20Hygiene.pdf pdf]
*'''Cabral, Luis and Ali Hortacsu (2008)''' "Dynamics of Seller Reputation: Theory and Evidence from eBay" forthcoming, Journal of Industrial Economics [http://www.edegan.com/pdfs/Cabral%20Hortacsu%20(2008)%20-%20Dynamics%20of%20Seller%20Reputation.pdf pdf]
Class 5.) '''Reputational Incentives cont. ''' (4/27/10)
*'''McDevitt, Ryan (2010)''' "Names and Reputations: An Empirical Analysis," mimeo, northwestern university (pdf not available at this time)
*'''McDevitt, Ryan (2010)''' "A Business by Any Other Name: Firm Name Choice as a Signal of Firm Quality.," mimeo, northwestern university (pdf not available at this time)
====Sub Section III.) Models of Procurement and Organization ====
Class 6.) '''Procurement Theory ''' (5/4/10)
*'''Levin, Jonathan and Steven Tadelis (2008)''' "Contracting for Government Services: Theory and Evidence from U.S. Cities," forthcoming, Journal of Industrial Economics. [http://www.edegan.com/pdfs/Levin%20Tadelis%20(2008)%20-%20Contracting%20for%20Government%20Services.pdf pdf]
*'''Williamson, Oliver E. (1971)''', "The Vertical Integration of Production: Market Failure Considerations," American Economic Review, 61:112-23. [http://www.edegan.com/pdfs/Williamson%20(1971)%20-%20The%20Vertical%20Integration%20of%20Production.pdf pdf]
====Sub-Section IV.) Procurement and Organization: Empirical Applications ====
Class 7.) '''Empirics on Procurement ''' (5/6/10 Thursday or 5/11/10 Tuesday)
*'''Banerjee, A. and Duflo E. (2000)''' "Reputation Effects and the Limits of Contracting: A Study of the Indian Software Industry," Quarterly Journal of Economics, 115:989-1018. [http://www.edegan.com/pdfs/Banerjee%20Duflo%20(2000)%20-%20Reputation%20Effects%20and%20the%20Limits%20of%20Contracting.pdf pdf]
*'''Forbes, Silke J. and Mara Lederman, (2009)''' "Adaptation and Vertical Integration in the Airline Industry," American Economic Review, forthcoming. [http://www.edegan.com/pdfs/Forbes%20Lederman%20(2009)%20-%20Adaptation%20and%20Vertical%20Integration%20in%20the%20Airline%20Industry.pdf pdf]
