In this paper we develop a theory of patenting in which a firm preserves its reputation to only apply for a patent … reputation to be preserved in equilibrium and analyze which market environments are favorable for such an equilibrium to exist …

emerging economies. We show that governments in emerging economies are more concerned about their reputation and tend to ride … that would help prevent potential crises. We provide evidence of the relevance of this reputation mechanism. …

Employment contracts give a principal the authority to decide flexibly which task his agent should execute. However …, there is a tradeoff, first pointed out by Simon (1951), between flexibility and employer moral hazard. An employment … a strong preference for the employment contract. However, selfish principals exploit agents in one-shot interactions …

equilibria share some features with the ones of multi-sided reputation models. …

This paper looks at how the reputation of a monetary policy making committee is jointly determined with the reputations … of its individual members. I ask whether individuals ha ve more or less incentive to gain a reputation for being tough on …

build up a reputation for producing little, so that the output price increases in the market, and this increases the auction …