theory and to clarify the functioning of institutions, (2) to test the logical consistency of alternative hypotheses about … institutions, and (3) to relate institutionalist theory with other paradigms and to practice an interested pluralism. …

In many firms, production requires the division of staff into teams. If only team performance is observable, moral … among team members. I investigate how the division of staff into teams should account for the agents' social network of … interpersonal relationships. Considering piece rate compensation for teams, I identify rules for efficient team assignment …

Competition between groups is ubiquitous in social and economic life, and groups are typically not created equal. Here … competition between groups that are either homogeneous or heterogeneous in the ability of their members to contribute to the … involving heterogeneous groups are higher than in contests involving only homogeneous groups, leading to reduced earnings (to …