Editor's note: On September 2, 2013 Nobel Laureate Ronald Coase, died at the age of 102. Coase had a profound influence on China's reform and opening-up. In 2008 he hosted an international seminar on ...

Theme of the Lecture: when can institutions not improve efficiency? When can we not improve upon market outcomes? Coase Theorem: Efficiency and Bargaining -- closely related to value maximization.

There's a famous joke about a dairy farmer who, hoping to increase milk production, seeks the help of a theoretical physicist at the local university. After carefully studying the problem, the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the economics of the sports industry. The Coase Theorem - postulated by economist Ronald Coase in 1937 which led to a ...

The US Bank commercial above illustrates an important economic concept known as the “Coase theorem” which says that “if trade in an externality [a blocked view in this example] is possible and there ...

Planning Theory, Vol. 14, No. 1 (2015), pp. 44-69 (26 pages) AbstractThis article elucidates a novel and powerful Fourth Coase Theorem using Coase's own reasoning and extending the First Coase Theorem ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover how immigration affects the economy, policy and much more. Ronald H. Coase was one of the most interesting and influential ...

Very few economists enjoyed decades of anonymity followed by decades of recognition. Ronald Coase is one of them. Coase’s career trajectory is a reflection of his revolutionary ideas and academic ...

Not only the tragedy of the commons but also the Coase Theorem appear to be applicable to the controversy involving the Rizal Monument at Luneta Park in Manila and DMCI Homes’ Torre de Manila ...

Theme of the Lecture: when can institutions not improve efficiency? When can we not improve upon market outcomes? Coase Theorem: Efficiency and Bargaining -- closely related to value maximization.