ISNIE 2007 - Conference Programme
New : Presidential Address : The New Institutional Economics: Its Roots, Growth, and Future by Lee Alston (University of Colorado-Boulder)
1:00 – 5:00 p.m. Registration and Information Desk - (Askja Building, Lobby)
| 1:30-2:50 p.m. | Session I |
| Panel 1.1 |
Comparing Institutions for Personal and Impersonal Exchange: Evidence from Neuroeconomics
- (Askja Building, Room N-132) |
| Panel 1.2 | Institutions and Society - (Askja Building, Room N-131) |
| Panel 1.3 | Ownership and Performance - (Oddi Building, Room 201) |
| Panel 1.4 | Public Goods Provision and Nonprofit Organizations - (Askja Building, Room N-130) |
2:50-3:00 p.m. : Afternoon Break - (Askja Building, Lobby)
| 3:05-4:35 p.m. | Session II |
| Panel 2.1 | Institutional Aspects of Labor Markets - (Oddi Building, Room 101) |
| Panel 2.2 | Institutions and Competition Policy/1 - (Oddi Building, Room 201) |
| Panel 2.3 | Enforcement Devices - (Askja Building, Room N-131) |
| Panel 2.4 | Sustainable Growth and Institutions - (Askja Building, Room N-130) |
| Panel 2.5 | Institutions and Institutional Change - (Askja Building, Room N-132) |
4:45-5:00 p.m. : Afternoon Break
5:00-6:00 p.m. Plenary Session I, Keynote Address - (Administrative (Old) Building, Main Hall)
- Economics Governance—An Overview, Avinash Dixit (Princeton University)
6:00-7:00 p.m. : Opening Reception
8:00- 8:30 a.m. : Continental Breakfast - (Askja Building, Lobby)
| 8:30-10:00 a.m. | Session III |
| Panel 3.1 | The Dynamics of Institutions - (Oddi Building, Room 101) |
| Panel 3.2 | Vertical Relationship - (Askja Building, Room N-130) |
| Panel 3.3 | Institutional Economics and Transaction Costs - (Askja Building, Room N-132) |
| Panel 3.4 | Problems of Transboundary Wildlife in North America - (Oddi Building, Room 201) |
| Panel 3.5 | Academic Governance - (Askja Building, Room N-131) |
10:00-10:15 a.m.: Morning Break - (Askja Building, Lobby)
| 10:15 a.m-12:00 | Session IV |
| Panel 4.1 | Constraints on Decisionmakers: Lessons from Experimental Economics, Economic History, and Cognitive Science - (Askja Building, Room N-132) |
| Panel 4.2 | Alternative Modes of Organizations - (Askja Building, Room N-130) |
| Panel 4.3 | Legal Settings and Economic Performance/1 - (Oddi Building, Room 101) |
| Panel 4.4 | European Institutions: Interesting Aspects of Iceland’s Institution - (Oddi Building, Room 201) |
| Panel 4.5 | Competition Policy in Network Infrastructure Industries - (Askja Building, Room N-131) |
12:00 noon – 1:45 p.m. : Lunch in Hotel Saga, Sulnasalur Room, on the second floor of the hotel
Presidential Address :
- The New Institutional Economics: Its Roots, Growth, and Future
Lee Alston (University of Colorado-Boulder)
| 2:00-3:30 p.m. | Session V |
| Panel 5.1 | Domestic Political Institutions in Comparative Context - (Askja Building, Room N-131) |
| Panel 5.2 | Institutions and Competition Policy/2 - (Askja Building, Room N-129) |
| Panel 5.3 | Legal Settings and Economic Performance/2 - (Askja Building, Room N-130) |
| Panel 5.4 | Property Rights and Innovation - (Askja Building, Room N-132) |
| Panel 5.5 | Impact of the Judiciary on Economic Performance - (Oddi Building, Room 101) |
3:45-4:00 p.m. : Afternoon Break - (Askja Building, Lobby)
| 4:00-5:30 p.m. | Session VI |
| Panel 6.1 | Institutions and Politics in Aid and Development - (Askja Building, Room N-132) |
| Panel 6.2 | Franchising Rules and Institutional Efficiency - (Oddi Building, Room 101) |
| Panel 6.3 | The Governance of Energy Markets - (Askja Building, Room N-131) |
| Panel 6.4 | Choices, Voting Rights, and Economic Outcomes - (Askja Building, Room N-129) |
| Panel 6.5 | Institutions and Innovation/1 - (Askja Building, Room N-130) |
5:45-6:45 p.m. : Plenary Session, Keynote Address - Administrative (Old) Building Main Hall
- On the Pragmatics of Persuasion: A Game Theoretical Approach
Ariel Rubinstein (New York University and Tel Aviv University)
8:00- 8:30 a.m. : Continental Breakfast - (Askja Building, Lobby)
| 8:30-10:00 a.m. | Session VII |
| Panel 7.1 | Iberoamerican Legal Institutions - (Oddi Building, Room 101) |
| Panel 7.2 | Contract Rules, Adaptation, and Renegotiation - (Oddi Building, Room 201) |
| Panel 7.3 | Institutions, Finance, and Development/2 - (Askja Building, Room N-131) |
| Panel 7.4 | Institutions and Innovation/2 - (Askja Building, Room N-130) |
| Panel 7.5 | China’s Market Transition - (Askja Building, Room N-132) |
10:00-10:15 a.m. : Morning Break - (Askja Building, Lobby)
| 10:15-11:45 a.m. | Session VIII |
| Panel 8.1 | Bad Public Goods - (Oddi Building, Room 101) |
| Panel 8.2 | The Economics of Governance: Origins, Evolution, and Diversity - (Oddi Building, Room 201) |
| Panel 8.3 | Comparative Institutional Analysis - (Askja Building, Room N-130) |
| Panel 8.4 | Regulation and Regulatory Competition - (Askja Building, Room N-131) |
| Panel 8.5 | Property Institutions - (Askja Building, Room N-132) |
12:00 noon – 1:45 p.m. : Lunch and Business Meeting
Hotel Saga, Sulnasalur Room, on the second floor of the hotel
| 2:00-3:30 p.m. | Session IX |
| Panel 9.1 | Governance in Agriculture - (Askja Building, Room N-132) |
| Panel 9.2 | Institutions, Finance, and Development/1 - (Oddi Building, Room 201) |
| Panel 9.3 | Property Institutions and Market Performance - (Askja Building, Room N-131) |
| Panel 9.4 | Case Studies in New Institutional Economics/1 - (Askja Building, Room N-130) |
| Panel 9.5 | Latin American Political Economy - (Oddi Building, Room 101) |
3:00-3:45 p.m. : Afternoon Break - (Askja Building, Lobby)
| 3:45-5:15 p.m. | Session X |
| Panel 10.1 | Decentralization and Deregulation - (Askja Building, Room N-131) |
| Panel 10.2 | Case Studies in New Institutional Economics/2 - (Askja Building, Room N-132) |
| Panel 10.3 | Culture, Behavior, and Institutions - (Oddi Building, Room 101) |
| Panel 10.4 | Institutions and Politics - (Oddi Building, Room 201) |
| Panel 10.5 | Economic Development, Public Policies, And Law – Tndnet.Org Panel - (Askja Building, Room N-130) |
7:00-10:00 p.m.
Reception and Gala Dinner
Restaurant Perlan
