Publications

by members of

Institute for Policy Analysis
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada

Working papers

2009

1. Michelle Alexopoulos & Jon Cohen, 2009. "Volumes of Evidence: Examining Technical Change Last Century Through a New Lens," Working Papers tecipa-350, University of Toronto, Department of Economics.
2. Michelle Alexopoulos & Jon Cohen, 2009. "Uncertain Times, uncertain measures," Working Papers tecipa-352, University of Toronto, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
3. Michelle Alexopoulos & Jon Cohen, 2009. "The Media is the Measure: Technical change and employment, 1909-49," Working Papers tecipa-351, University of Toronto, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
4. Michelle Alexopoulos & Jon Cohen, 2009. "Measuring Our Ignorance, One Book at a Time: New Indicators of Technological Change, 1909-1949," Working Papers tecipa-349, University of Toronto, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]

2008

1. Yongmin Chen & Ignatius J. Horstmann & James R. Markusen, 2008. "Physical Capital, Knowledge Capital and the Choice Between FDI and Outsourcing," NBER Working Papers 14515, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
2. Chen, Yongmin & Horstmann, Ignatius J & Markusen, James R., 2008. "Physical Capital, Knowledge Capital and the Choice Between FDI and Outsourcing," CEPR Discussion Papers 7073, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

2006

1. Michelle Alexopoulos, 2006. "The Power of Print," 2006 Meeting Papers 865, Society for Economic Dynamics.

2004

1. Michelle Alexopoulos, 2004. "Read All About it: What happens following a technology shock," 2004 Meeting Papers 56, Society for Economic Dynamics.
2. Tricia Gladden & Michelle Alexopoulos, 2004. "The Effects of Wealth, and Unemployment Benefits on Search Behavior and Labor Market Transitions," Econometric Society 2004 North American Summer Meetings 517, Econometric Society. [Downloadable!]
3. Horstmann, Ignatius J & Scharf, Kimberley Ann & Slivinski, Al, 2004. "Can Private Giving Promote Economic Segregation?," CEPR Discussion Papers 4354, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
4. Frank Mathewson & Ignatius J. Horstmann, 2004. "Coordination, Specialization and Incentives: An Equilibrium Model of Firm Boundaries," Econometric Society 2004 North American Winter Meetings 266, Econometric Society. [Downloadable!]
5. C. Robert Clark & Ignatius J. Horstmann, 2004. "Advertising and Coordination in Markets with Consumption Scale Effects," CIRANO Working Papers 2004s-35, CIRANO. [Downloadable!]

2002

1. Horstmann, Ignatius J & Scharf, Kimberley Ann, 2002. "A Theory of Distributional Conflict, Voluntarism and Segregation," CEPR Discussion Papers 3625, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

2001

1. Ignatius J. Horstmann & James R. Markusen & Jack Robles, 2001. "Multi-Issue Bargaining and Linked Agendas: Ricardo Revisited or No Pain No Gain," NBER Working Papers 8347, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

2000

1. Lutz-Alexander Busch & Ignatius J. Horstmann, 2000. "The Game of Negotiations: Ordering Issues and Implementing Agreements," UWO Department of Economics Working Papers 200010, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
2. Lutz-Alexander Busch & Ignatius Horstmann, 2000. "The Game of Negotiations: Ordering Issues and Implementing Agreements," Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers 1109, Econometric Society. [Downloadable!]
3. Ignatius J. Horstmann & Kimberley A. Scharf, 2000. "The Game of Negotiations: Ordering Issues and Implementing Agreements," UWO Department of Economics Working Papers 200011, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]

1999

1. Horstmann, Ignatius J & Scharf, Kimberley Ann, 1999. "The New Federalism: Distributional Conflict, Voluntarism and Segregation," CEPR Discussion Papers 2273, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

1997

1. Lutz-Alexander Busch & Ignatius J. Horstmann, 1997. "The Game of Negotiations: Ordering Issues and Implementing Agreements," Working Papers 97003, University of Waterloo, Department of Economics, revised May 1997. [Downloadable!]

1995

1. Ignatius J. Horstmann & James R. Markusen, 1995. "Exploring New Markets: Direct Investment, Contractual Relations and the Multinational Enterprise," NBER Working Papers 5029, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
2. Busch, L.A. & Horstmann, J., 1995. "Concession and the Agenda in Bargaining," UWO Department of Economics Working Papers 9511, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics.
3. Horstmann, I.J. & LaCasse, C., 1995. "Secret Reserve Prices in a Bidding Model with a Re-Sale Option," Working Papers 9507e, University of Ottawa, Department of Economics.
4. Samuel A. Rea, Jr., 1995. "Breaking Up is Hard to Do: The Economics of Spousal Support," Working Papers reas-95-01, University of Toronto, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
5. Samuel A. Rea, 1995. "Breaking Up is Hard to Do: The Economics of Spousal Support," Law and Economics 9505001, EconWPA. [Downloadable!]
6. Michael Baker & Rea Samuel A. Rea, 1995. "Employment Spells and Unemployment Insurance Eligibility Requirements," Labor and Demography 9505001, EconWPA. [Downloadable!]

1994

1. Michael Baker & Samuel A. Rea, Jr., 1994. "Employment Spells and Unemployment Insurance Eligibility Requirements," Working Papers reas-95-02, University of Toronto, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]

1990

1. Ignatius J. Horstmann & James R. Markusen, 1990. "Endogenous Market Structures in International Trade," NBER Working Papers 3283, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

1989

1. Horstmann, I.J. & Macdonald, G.M., 1989. "Is There Advertising, In Truth?," University of Chicago - Economics Research Center 89-4, Chicago - Economics Research Center.

1988

1. Horstmann, I.J. & Macdonald, G.M., 1988. "Equilibrium Marketing Strategies: Is There Advertising, In Truth?," RCER Working Papers 127, University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research (RCER).

1986

1. John C. Ham & Samuel Rea, 1986. "Unemployment Insurance and Male Unemployment Duration in Canada," Working Papers 592, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section.. [Downloadable!]

Undated

1. Michelle Alexopoulos & Ian Domowitz, . "Personal Liabilities and Bankruptcy Reform: An International Perspective," IPR working papers 98-8, Institute for Policy Resarch at Northwestern University.

Journal articles

2009

1. Alexopoulos, Michelle & Cohen, Jon, 2009. "Measuring our ignorance, one book at a time: New indicators of technological change, 1909-1949," Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier, vol. 56(4), pages 450-470, May. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

2008

1. Alexopoulos, Michelle, 2008. "Extra! Extra! Some positive technology shocks are expansionary!," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 101(3), pages 153-156, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
2. IgnatiusJ. Horstmann & KimberleyA. Scharf, 2008. "A Theory of Distributional Conflict, Voluntarism and Segregation," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 118(527), pages 427-453, 03. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

2007

1. Alexopoulos, Michelle, 2007. "A monetary business cycle model with unemployment," Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier, vol. 31(12), pages 3904-3940, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
2. Horstmann, Ignatius J. & Scharf, Kimberley & Slivinski, Al, 2007. "Can private giving promote economic segregation?," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 91(5-6), pages 1095-1118, June. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

2006

1. Michelle Alexopoulos & Stephen Sapp, 2006. "Exploring the Behavior of Economic Agents: the role of relative preferences," Economics Bulletin, Economics Bulletin, vol. 12(2), pages 1-7. [Downloadable!]
2. Michelle Alexopoulos, 2006. "Shirking in a monetary business cycle model," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 39(3), pages 689-718, August. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

2005

1. C. Robert Clark & Ignatius J. Horstmann, 2005. "Advertising and Coordination in Markets with Consumption Scale Effects," Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 14(2), pages 377-401, 06. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
2. Ignatius J. Horstmann & James R. Markusen & Jack Robles, 2005. "Issue Linking in Trade Negotiations: Ricardo Revisited or No Pain No Gain," Review of International Economics, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 13(2), pages 185-204, 05. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
3. Ignatius J. Horstmann & Frank Mathewson & Neil Quigley, 2005. "Agency Contracts with Long-Term Customer Relationships," Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 23(3), pages 589-608, July. [Downloadable!]

2004

1. Alexopoulos, Michelle, 2004. "Unemployment and the business cycle," Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier, vol. 51(2), pages 277-298, March. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
2. Alexopoulos, Michelle & Cohen, Jon, 2004. "What's wrong with forced wage compression? The fair wage hypothesis redux," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 83(3), pages 391-398, June. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

2003

1. Michelle Alexopoulos, 2003. "Growth and unemployment in a shirking efficiency wage model," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 36(3), pages 728-746, August. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
2. Alexopoulos, Michelle & Cohen, Jon, 2003. "Centralised wage bargaining and structural change in Sweden," European Review of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 7(03), pages 331-363, December. [Downloadable!]
3. Horstmann, Ignatius & MacDonald, Glenn, 2003. "Is advertising a signal of product quality? Evidence from the compact disc player market, 1983-1992," International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier, vol. 21(3), pages 317-345, March. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

2002

1. Busch, Lutz-Alexander & Horstmann, Ignatius J., 2002. "The game of negotiations: ordering issues and implementing agreements," Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier, vol. 41(2), pages 169-191, November. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

1999

1. Lutz-Alexander Busch & Ignatius J. Horstmann, 1999. "research article : Signaling via an agenda in multi-issue bargaining with incomplete information," Economic Theory, Springer, vol. 13(3), pages 561-575. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
2. Lutz-Alexander Busch & Ignatius Horstmann, 1999. "Endogenous Incomplete Contracts: A Bargaining Approach," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 32(4), pages 956-975, August. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

1998

1. Alexopoulos, Michelle & Domowitz, Ian, 1998. "Personal Liabilities and Bankruptcy Reform: An International Perspective," International Finance, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 1(1), pages 127-59, October. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
2. Michael Baker & Samuel A. Rea, 1998. "Employment Spells And Unemployment Insurance Eligibility Requirements," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 80(1), pages 80-94, February. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

1997

1. Horstmann, Ignatius J & LaCasse, Chantale, 1997. "Secret Reserve Prices in a Bidding Model with a Resale Option," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 87(4), pages 663-84, September. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
2. Busch, Lutz-Alexander & Horstmann, Ignatius J, 1997. "Bargaining Frictions, Bargaining Procedures and Implied Costs in Multiple-Issue Bargaining," Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science, vol. 64(256), pages 669-80, November. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
3. Busch, Lutz-Alexander & Horstmann, Ignatius, 1997. "A Comment on Issue-by-Issue Negotiations," Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier, vol. 19(1), pages 144-148, April. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

1996

1. Horstmann, Ignatius J & Markusen, James R, 1996. "Exploring New Markets: Direct Investment, Contractual Relations and the Multinational Enterprise," International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association, vol. 37(1), pages 1-19, February.

1994

1. Horstmann, Ignatius J & MacDonald, Glenn M, 1994. "When Is Advertising a Signal of Product Quality?," Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 3(3), pages 561-84, Fall.

1993

1. Rea, Samuel Jr., 1993. "The economics of insurance law," International Review of Law and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 13(2), pages 145-162, June. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

1992

1. Horstmann, Ignatius J. & Markusen, James R., 1992. "Endogenous market structures in international trade (natura facit saltum)," Journal of International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 32(1-2), pages 109-129, February. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

1990

1. Rea, Samuel Jr., 1990. "Taxation, the standard of care and damage awards," International Review of Law and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 10(3), pages 285-292, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

1989

1. Horstmann, Ignatius J & Markusen, James R, 1989. "Firm-Specific Assets and the Gains from Direct Foreign Investment," Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science, vol. 56(221), pages 41-48, February. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
2. Samuel A, Jr Rea, 1989. "An Economic Analysis of Buyer's Breach: A Comment," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 22(4), pages 904-09, November. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

1987

1. Horstmann, Ignatius J & Markusen, James R, 1987. "Strategic Investments and the Development of Multinationals," International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association, vol. 28(1), pages 109-21, February. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
2. Ignatius Horstmann & James R. Markusen, 1987. "Licensing versus Direct Investment: A Model of Internalization by the Multinational Enterprise," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 20(3), pages 464-81, August. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
3. Rea, Samuel Jr., 1987. "The economics of comparative negligence," International Review of Law and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 7(2), pages 149-162, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
4. Ham, John C & Rea, Samuel A, Jr, 1987. "Unemployment Insurance and Male Unemployment Duration in Canada," Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 5(3), pages 325-53, July. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

1986

1. Horstmann, Ignatius J. & Markusen, James R., 1986. "Up the average cost curve: Inefficient entry and the new protectionism," Journal of International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 20(3-4), pages 225-247, May. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
2. Rea, Samuel Jr, 1986. "Damages for buyer breach," International Review of Law and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 6(1), pages 77-86, June. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

1985

1. Horstmann, Ignatius & MacDonald, Glenn M & Slivinski, Alan, 1985. "Patents as Information Transfer Mechanisms: To Patent or (Maybe) Not to Patent," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 93(5), pages 837-58, October. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
2. Horstmann, Ignatius & Slivinski, Alan, 1985. "Location models as models of product choice," Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier, vol. 36(2), pages 367-386, August. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

1984

1. Rea, Samuel A, Jr, 1984. "Arm-breaking, Consumer Credit and Personal Bankruptcy," Economic Inquiry, Oxford University Press, vol. 22(2), pages 188-208, April.

1981

1. Rea, Samuel A, Jr, 1981. "Workmen's Compensation and Occupational Safety under Imperfect Information," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 71(1), pages 80-93, March. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

1977

1. Samuel A, Jr Rea, 1977. "Investment in Human Capital under a Negative Income Tax," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 10(4), pages 607-20, November. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
2. Samuel A, Jr Rea, 1977. "Unemployment Insurance and Labour Supply: A Simulation of the 1971 Unemployment Insurance Act," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 10(2), pages 263-78, May. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

1974

1. Rea, Samuel Jr., 1974. "Incentive effects of alternative negative income tax plans," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 3(3), pages 237-249, August. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

1971

1. Cohen, Malcolm S & Lerman, Robert I & Rea, Samuel A, Jr, 1971. "Area Employment Conditions and Labor-Force Participation: A Microstudy," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 79(5), pages 1151-60, Sept.-Oct. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

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