The Oliver E. Williamson Seminar on Institutional Analysis features current research of faculty, from UCB and elsewhere, and advanced doctoral students who are investigating the efficacy of economic and noneconomic forms of organization. In this seminar, an interdisciplinary perspective–combining aspects of law, economics and organization–is maintained. Markets, hierarchies, hybrids, bureaus, and the supporting institutions of law and politics all come under scrutiny. The aspiration is to progressively build towards a new science of organization.
For past semesters’ schedules and papers, please click here.
Fall 2014 Schedule
Date |
Speaker |
Title of Talk/Paper |
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August 28
|
(UCSD – Economics) |
“Ostracism” [pdf] |
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September 4
|
Stanislav Markus
(Univ. of Chicago – Poli Sci) |
Property, Predation and Protection: Business Survival in Russia and Ukraine” |
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September 11
|
Maria Bautista
(Brown/Harvard – Poli Sci) |
“The Political and Social Consequences of State-led Repression: The Chilean Case” [pdf] |
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September 18
|
Tarek Ghani
(Berkeley-Haas) |
“Competing for Relationships: Markets and Informal Institutions in Sierra Leone” |
(Berkeley-Haas) |
“Competitive Dynamics in Corporate Promotion Contests” | |
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October 2
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(Columbia – GSB) |
“The Mortality Cost of Political Connections” [pdf] |
| David Atkin (UCLA – Economics) |
“Exporting and Firm Performance: Evidence from a Randomized Trial” [pdf] | |
| October 16 | ||
| Rebecca Diamond (Stanford – GSB) |
“Housing Supply Elasticity and Rent Extraction by State and Local Governments” [pdf] | |
(Princeton Univ. – Poli Sci) |
“Competing for Loyalty: the Dynamics of Political Support” | |
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November 6
|
Michael Greenstone
(Univ. of Chicago – Economics) |
“The Value of Regulatory Discretion: Estimates from Environmental Inspections in India” [pdf] |
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November 13
|
Nick Bloom
(Stanford – Economics) |
“Measuring Economic Policy Uncertainty” [pdf] |
(Harvard Univ. – Economics) |
“Creative Destruction: Barriers to Urban Growth and the Great Boston Fire of 1872” [pdf] | |
(Holiday) |
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December 4
|
Alex Mas
(Princeton Univ. – Economics) |
“Does Transparency Lead to Pay Compression?” [pdf] |
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December 11
|
Chang Tai Hsieh
(Univ. of Chicago – Booth) |
“Crony capitalism with Chinese characteristics” |
OEW Seminar Archive
Schedule and Papers for Previous Semesters
- Spring 2014 Schedule
- Fall 2013 Schedule
- Spring 2013 Schedule
- Fall 2012 Schedule
- Spring 2012 Schedule
- Fall 2011 Schedule
- Spring 2011 Schedule
- Fall 2010 Schedule
- Spring 2010 Schedule
- Fall 2009 Schedule
- Spring 2009 Schedule
- Fall 2008 Schedule
- Spring 2008 Schedule
- Fall 2007 Schedule
- Spring 2007 Schedule
- Fall 2006 Schedule
- Spring 2006 Schedule
- Fall 2005 Schedule