The 1990s have witnessed a revival in economists' interest and hope of explaining aggregate and microeconomic investment behavior. New theories, better econometric procedures, and more detailed panel data sets are behind this movement. Much of the progress has occurred at the level of...

The determinants of investment behaviour are essentially preferences, endowments, production possibilities and institutions. While there is a vast literature discussing the effect of different combinations of the latter three dimensions for given preferences, very little research effort has been...

The Hollywood studio era of the 1930s and 1940s was remarkable for its abundance of glamorous stars. In this paper, we investigate whether the vertical structure of the Hollywood studios, by ensuring studio claims to “star capital,” spurred higher levels of investment in discovering stars...

This paper studies the Grossman-Hart-Moore (GHM) "property rights" approach to the theory of the firm under alternating-owners bargaining. When managers can pursue other occupations whilst negotiating over the division of the gains from cooperation, the GHM results obtain. If taking the best...

This paper studies the Grossman-Hart-Moore (GHM) "property rights" approach to the theory of the firm under alternating-owners bargaining. When managers can pursue other occupations whilst negotiating over the division of the gains from cooperation, the GHM results obtain. If taking the best...

This book provides a holistic socio-economic framework working in conformity with the Islamic principles. Chapter 2 builds the ground for the proposed framework by discussing the foundations of the ethical precepts of Islam. It discusses the thesis of religion, answers some of the questions in...

In many situations the individuals who can generate some output must enter a contest for appropriating this output. This paper analyses the investment incentives of such agents and the role of incumbency advantages in the contest. Depending on the advantages, an increase in the productivity of...

Credit bureaus administering information sharing among lenders about customers reduce information asymmetry and should be key to modern credit markets. In contrast to former studies, we show that willingness to share information depends more on institutions and market concentration than on...

This paper analyses procurement from two, risk-averse, suppliers who are responsible for the timely delivery of some inputs. Their production is subject to inherent disruptions. We characterize the optimal contracts when suppliers can invest to lower the risk of delays that are costly to the...

This paper analyses procurement from two, risk-averse, suppliers who are responsible for the timely delivery of some inputs. Their production is subject to inherent disruptions. We characterize the optimal contracts when suppliers can invest to lower the risk of delays that are costly to the...