Assorted Links
25 October 2010 at 3:43 pm Peter G. Klein 3 comments
| Peter Klein |
- A new paper by Randall Morck and Bernard Yeung, “Agency Problems and the Fate of Capitalism.” A very good comparative-institutional analysis of shareholder democracy and its benefits and costs relative to “stakeholder” models.
- A Washington Post story on “moral licensing” (via Sheen Levine) — suggesting that some people view ethical behavior, like goods and services, in terms of trade-offs at the margin!
- A call for contributions to The Ethics and Economics of Agrifood Competition, a Springer volume in preparation by my colleague Harvey James.
- Videos and papers from the Coase centenary conference held last year at the University of Chicago Law School.
Entry filed under: - Klein -, Conferences, Corporate Governance, Food and Agriculture, Law and Economics, Public Policy / Political Economy, Recommended Reading, Theory of the Firm.
Organizations and Markets 
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David Hoopes | 27 October 2010 at 1:22 pm
Great Demsetz talk. I guess I could cross post this to Scott’s “Influences” posting. I really enjoy reading Demstez and often marvel that I was lucky enough to take a class from him.
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David Hoopes | 27 October 2010 at 1:23 pm
The above post refers to the Coase conference where Harold spoke.
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Srinivas Chirravuri | 1 November 2010 at 2:20 pm
The article on Moral Policing is quite thought provoking. I would like to believe that firm behavior parallels human behavior. Do Tobacco firm spend more on CSR as an extension of the moral licensing concept? Do Corporates with a division having high emission levels undertake a Green Initiative in another division? Do corporates that have high governance norms in one division indulge in fraud in another division?
Interesting questions to ponder!