The City and the cities: ownership, finance and the geography of recovery
in Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society
November 2012; p ublished online September 2012 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise; Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics; Corporate Governance. 6593 words.
In the wake of a financial crisis and recession, the UK faces a challenging recovery. This represents an important time to revisit the UK’s systems of finance and ownership. This article...
Competitive microcredit markets: differentiation and <i>ex ante</i> incentives for multiple borrowing
in Oxford Economic Papers
October 2015; p ublished online July 2015 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise; Banking; Economic Development; Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance. 9162 words.
I analyse an oligopolistic microcredit market characterized by asymmetric information on the riskiness of borrowers. I study the effects of competition when, due to the absence of credit...
Contracting out public service provision to not-for-profit firms
in Oxford Economic Papers
October 2010; p ublished online December 2009 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Publicly Provided Goods; Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise. 7815 words.
In an incomplete-contract setting, we analyse the contracting out of public service provision, comparing the performance of for-profit (FP) and not-for-profit (NP) firms. Two institutional...
Corporate ethical trading in an economic downturn: recessionary pressures and refracted responsibilities
in Journal of Economic Geography
January 2012; p ublished online March 2011 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Labour Standards: National and International; International Factor Movements and International Business; Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise; Services; Capitalist Systems. 10731 words.
This article investigates the effects of an economic downturn on corporate social responsibility, with a focus on how UK food and clothing retailers responded to recessionary pressures...
A critical assessment of the incomplete contracts theory for private participation in public services: the case of the water sector in Ghana
in Cambridge Journal of Economics
September 2013; p ublished online May 2013 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainy; Publicly Provided Goods; Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise; Economic Methodology; Analysis of Collective Decision-making. 9865 words.
This paper provides a critical analysis of the recent developments in the incomplete contracts theory and its conclusions for privatisation of public services. Drawing on a case study of...
A critical assessment of transaction cost theory and governance of public services with special reference to water and sanitation
in Cambridge Journal of Economics
November 2016; p ublished online January 2016 .
Journal Article. Subjects: History of Economic Thought (to 1925); Publicly Provided Goods; Public Economics; Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise; Energy and Utilities. 10222 words.
This paper aims to provide a critical assessment of Oliver Williamson’s work on the choice between public and private governance by focusing on his central proposition that public...
Delay and secrecy: does industry sponsorship jeopardize disclosure of academic research?
in Industrial and Corporate Change
February 2015; p ublished online May 2014 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Technological Change; Research and Development; Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise. 9637 words.
The viability of modern open science norms and practices depend on public disclosure of new knowledge, methods, and materials. Aggregate data from the OECD show a broad shift in the...
Deregulation as (Welfare Reducing) Trade Reform: the Case of the Australian Wheat Board
in American Journal of Agricultural Economics
August 2007; p ublished online August 2007 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Regulation and Industrial Policy; Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise; Agricultural Economics. 8767 words.
State trading enterprises are distinguishable from private, commercial firms by the nature of their exclusive rights and objectives. Deregulation of the Australian Wheat Board is used to...
Determinants of Nationalization in the Oil Sector: A Theory and Evidence from Panel Data
in The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization
August 2011; p ublished online June 2009 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Other Economic Systems; Primary Products; Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise; Production and Organizations. 8520 words.
In this article, we study nationalizations in the oil industry around the world during 1960–2006. We show, both theoretically and empirically, that governments are more likely to...
Do Retail Incentives Work in Privatizations?
in The Review of Financial Studies
September 2008; p ublished online July 2006 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Analysis of Collective Decision-making; Economics; Corporate Governance; Corporate Regulation; Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise. 13917 words.
Twenty countries around the world have used $27 billion in incentives such as bonus shares and discounts to attract retail investors to participate in privatizations and to discourage them...
