These are 2008 AEA Conference Papers; please see also the full 2008 ASSA Preliminary Program Schedule.
Conference papers will be uploaded as they become available from the authors.

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Robert Gibbons (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

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Sunday, January 6, 10:15 AM
Session: Relational Contracts and Transactional Efficiency (AEA)
Presiding: Claude Menard (ATOM - University of Paris Pantheon - Sorbonne)

What Do Managers Do? Suggestive Evidence and Potential Theories about Building and Managing Relational Contracts
Robert Gibbons (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Rebecca Henderson (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

The Governance of Interfirm Agreements: A Relational Contract Perspective
Claude Menard (ATOM - University of Paris Pantheon - Sorbonne)

Horizontal integration and Reputation: an application to local public services
Eshien Chong (University Paris XI Sud)
Claudine Desrieux (University Paris XI Sud)
Stephane Saussier (University Paris XI Sud)
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Contractual Completeness and Ex-post Efficiency:Trade-Offs between Ex-Ante and Ex-Post Costs in Contract Design
Ricard Gil (University California, Santa Cruz)
Jean-Michel Oudot (ATOM - University Paris Pantheon - Sorbonne)


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