Entrepreneurial economics : bright ideas from the dismal science / edited by Alexander Tabarrok.
2002
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Entrepreneurial economics : bright ideas from the dismal science / edited by Alexander Tabarrok.
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Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
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xii, 314 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Machine generated contents note: Part I. Wealth and Health Insurance 2. Macro Markets and FinancialSecurity 23
Stefano Athanasoulis, Robert Shiller, and Eric van Wincoop
3. Gene Insurance 47
Alexander Tabarrok
4. Time-Consistent Health Insurance 53
John H. Cochrane
Part II. The Use of Information in Markets
5. Decision Markets 79
Robin D. Hanson
Part III. The Shortage of Human Organs
6. A Market for Organs 89
Andy H. Barnett, Roger D. Blair, and David L. Kaserman
7. The Organ Shortage: A Tragedy of the Commons? 107
Alexander Tabarrok
Part IV. Efficient Justice
8. A Modest Proposal to Improve Judicial Incentives 115
Steven Landsburg
9. Privatizing Probation and Parole 117
Morgan Reynolds
10. More Juslice foI Less Money: A Slep beyond Cimino 129
David Friedman
Part V. Bankruptcy and Securities Regulation
11. Improving Bankruptcy Procedure 153
Philippe Aghion, Oliver Hart, and John Moore
12. Empowering Investors: A Market Approach to Securities
Regulation 177
Roberta Romano
Part VI. Patents without Monopoly
13. Patent Buyouts: A Mechanism for Encouraging Innovation 245
Michael Kremer
Part VII. Urban Transit
14. Curb Rights: Eliciting Competition and Entrepreneurship in Urban
Transit 275
Daniel B. Klein, Adrian T. Moore, and Binyam Reja
Index 299
About the Independent Institute 315.
Stefano Athanasoulis, Robert Shiller, and Eric van Wincoop
3. Gene Insurance 47
Alexander Tabarrok
4. Time-Consistent Health Insurance 53
John H. Cochrane
Part II. The Use of Information in Markets
5. Decision Markets 79
Robin D. Hanson
Part III. The Shortage of Human Organs
6. A Market for Organs 89
Andy H. Barnett, Roger D. Blair, and David L. Kaserman
7. The Organ Shortage: A Tragedy of the Commons? 107
Alexander Tabarrok
Part IV. Efficient Justice
8. A Modest Proposal to Improve Judicial Incentives 115
Steven Landsburg
9. Privatizing Probation and Parole 117
Morgan Reynolds
10. More Juslice foI Less Money: A Slep beyond Cimino 129
David Friedman
Part V. Bankruptcy and Securities Regulation
11. Improving Bankruptcy Procedure 153
Philippe Aghion, Oliver Hart, and John Moore
12. Empowering Investors: A Market Approach to Securities
Regulation 177
Roberta Romano
Part VI. Patents without Monopoly
13. Patent Buyouts: A Mechanism for Encouraging Innovation 245
Michael Kremer
Part VII. Urban Transit
14. Curb Rights: Eliciting Competition and Entrepreneurship in Urban
Transit 275
Daniel B. Klein, Adrian T. Moore, and Binyam Reja
Index 299
About the Independent Institute 315.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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English
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2006. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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0195150287 cloth alkaline paper
0195145038 paperback alkaline paper
0195145038 paperback alkaline paper
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