Working Papers

2004

Regulating Housing GSEs: Thoughts on Institutional Structure and Authorities, by Lawrence J. White and W. Scott Frame, Working Paper EC-04-01, Stern School of Business, N.Y.U.


Emerging Competition and Risk-Taking Incentives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, by Lawrence J. White and W. Scott Frame, Working Paper EC-04-02, Stern School of Business, N.Y.U., Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
 


The Empire Effect: The Determinants of Country Risk in the First Age of Globalization, 1880-1913, by Niall Ferguson and Moritz Schularick, Working Paper EC-04-03, Stern School of Business, N.Y.U., Free University Berlin and Deutsche Bank Research.
 


Nonconvex Production Technology and Price Discrimination, by Bing Jing and Roy Radner, Working Paper EC-04-04, Stern School of Business, New York University.


The Dynamics of Seller Reputation: Theory and Evidence from eBay, by Luís Cabral and Ali Hortacsu, Working Paper EC-04-05, Stern School of Business, N.Y.U., University of Chicago. SEE 06-32 FOR MOST RECENT PAPER


Privatization Matters: Bank Efficiency in Transition Countries, by Paul Wachtel, John Bonin and Iftekhar Hasan, Working Paper EC-04-06, Stern School of Business, N.Y.U., Wesleyan University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.


Something to Prove: Reputation in teams and hiring to introduce uncertainty, by Heski Bar-Isaac, Working Paper EC-04-07, Stern School of Business, N.Y.U.


Interpreting Estimated Parameters and Measuring Individual Heterogeneity in Random Coefficient Models, by William Greene, Working Paper EC-04-08, Stern School of Business, N.Y.U.


Imperfect Competition and Committment, by Heski Bar-Isaac, Working Paper EC-04-09, Stern School of Business, N.Y.U.


Telecommunications Regulation: An Introduction, by Nicholas Economides, Working Paper EC-04-10, Stern School of Business, N.Y.U.


Competition in Wireless Telecommunications, by Arun Sundararajan, Working Paper EC-04-11, Stern School of Business, N.Y.U.


Competeting in Markets with Digital Convergence, by Arun Sundararajan, Working Paper EC-04-12, Stern School of Business, N.Y.U.


Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Housing Finance: Why True Privatization is Good Public Policy, by Lawrence White, Working Paper EC-04-13, Stern School of Business, N.Y.U.


Mortgage Backed Securities: Another Way to Finance Housing, by Lawrence White, Working Paper EC-04-14, Stern School of Business, N.Y.U.


File Early, Then Free Ride: How Delaware Law (Mis)Shapes Shareholder Class Actions, by Lawrence White and Elliot Weiss, Working Paper EC-04-15, Stern School of Business, N.Y.U.

Does Microsoft Stifle Innovation? Dominant Firms, Imitation, and R & D Incentives, by Luis Cabral and Ben Polak, Working Paper EC-04-16, Stern School of Business, N.Y.U.


Technology Adoption with Multiple Alternative Designs and the Option to Wait, by Luis Cabral, Working Paper EC-04-17, Stern School of Business, N.Y.U.


Information Markets and the Comovement of Asset Prices, by Laura Veldkamp, Working Paper EC-04-18, Stern School of Business, N.Y.U


Outsourcing, Information Leakage and Consulting Firms, by Mariagiovanna Baccaraa, Working Paper EC-04-19, Stern School of Business, N.Y.U


Exotic Preferences for Macroeconomists, by David Backus, Bryan Routledge, and Stanley Zin, Working Paper EC-04-20, Stern School of Business, N.Y.U.
Corporate Governance, Economic Entrenchment and Growth, by Bernard Yeung, Randall Morck, and Daniel Wolfenzon, Working Paper EC-04-21, Stern School of Business, N.Y.U.
Strategic Analysis of Petty Corruption: Entrepreneurs and Bureaucrats, by Roy Radner, Ariane Lambert-Mogiliansky, and Makul Majumdar, Working Paper EC-04-22, Stern School of Business, N.Y.U.
IPO's and the Growth of Firms, by Gian Luca Clementi, Working Paper EC-04-23, Stern School of Business, N.Y.U.
Stock Grants as a Committment Device, by Gian Luca Clementi, Thomas Cooley, and Chen Wang, Working Paper EC-04-24, Stern School of Business, N.Y.U.

A Theory of Financing Constraints and Firm Dynamics, by Gian Luca Clementi and Hugo Hopenhagn, Working Paper EC-04-25, Stern School of Business, N.Y.U.


Torts, Expertise, and Authority: Liability of Physicians and Managed Care Organizations, by Jennifer Arlen and W.Bentley Macleod, Working Paper EC-04-26, N.Y.U Law


Fussing and Fuming over Fannie and Freddie: How Much Smoke, How Much Fire?, by Lawrence White and W.Scott Frame, Working Paper EC-04-27, Stern School of Business, N.Y.U.

Monotone Profitability Ranking in a Differentiated Oligopoly, by Bing Jing, Working Paper EC-04-28, Stern School of Business, N.Y.U.


The Economics of the Internet Backbone, by Nicholas Economides, Working Paper EC-04-29, Stern School of Business, N.Y.U.

Two-sided competition of proprietary vs. open source technology platforms and the implications for the software industry, by Nicholas Economides and Evangelos Katsamakas, Working Paper EC-04-30, Stern School of Business, N.Y.U.


Dealing with Financial Fragility in Transition Economies, by Paul Wachtel and John Bonin, Working Paper EC-04-31, Stern School of Business, N.Y.U.

Information Immobility and the Home Bias Puzzle, by Laura Veldkamp and Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh, Working Paper EC-04-32, Stern School of Business, N.Y.U.


Costly Contracting in a Long-Term Relationship, by Pierpaolo Battigalli and Giovanni Maggi, Working Paper EC-04-33, Stern School of Business, N.Y.U.
Moving Toward the Rule of Law in the Face of Corruption: Re-examining the Big-Bang, by Barbara G. Katz and Joel Owen, Working Paper EC-04-34, Stern School of Business, N.Y.U.

Corporate Governance and Managerial Risk Taking: Theory and Evidence, by Bernard Yeung, Lubomir Litov, and Kose John, Working Paper EC-04-35, Stern School of Business, N.Y.U.


D iagnosing Foreclosure Due to Exclusive Dealing, by John Asker, Working Paper EC-04-36, Stern School of Business, N.Y.U.