Contracts and Organizations

Programme 5 September

10.15–10.30 

Coffee

10.30–10.40

Opening Remarks

10.40–12.20

Session 1

  • Chang-Koo Chi, Yonsei University
    A Dual Appraoch to Agency Problems: Existence
  • Bård Harstad, University of Oslo
    Pledge-and-review bargaining 
12.20–13.20

Lunch

13.20–15.00

Session 2

  • Heidi Christina Thysen
    Political Budget Cycles under a Flexible Election Regime  
  • David A. Miller, U of Michigan
    Seeking Relationship Support: Strategic network formation and robust cooperation 

15.00–15.10

Break

15.10–16.00

Session 3

  • Gaute Torsvik, University of Oslo
    Paying for personal productivity raises gender gaps and female inequality
18.00

Conference dinner  

6 September

09.00–10.40

Session 4

  • Margaret Meyer, U of Oxford
    Selecting the Best when Selection is Hard
  • Jacopo Bizzotto, Oslo Met
    The Limits of Commitment
10.40–11.00

Break

11.00–11.50

Session 5

  • Joel Watson, UCSD
    On the Organization of Multilateral Relational Contracts, with an Application to International Climate Agreements
 
12.00–13.00

Lunch

Sponsors and Organizers 

This conference is jointly sponsored by NHH Norwegian School of Economics, the Norwegian Research Council, and SNF.

It is organized by Malin Arve and and Eirik Gaard Kristiansen.