Joel Watson

University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics

Associate Professor

9500 Gilman Drive

La Jolla, CA 92093-0508

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The Law and Economics of Costly Contracting

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The Law and Economics of Costly Contracting

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 04 Jan 2002
Alan Schwartz and Joel Watson
Yale Law School and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Contracts, contracting costs, renegotiation, investment, contract law

The Law and Economics of Costly Contracting

Posted: 03 Dec 2003
Alan Schwartz and Joel Watson
Yale Law School and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics

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The Law and Economics of Costly Contracting

The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 2-31, 2004
Posted: 29 Feb 2008
Alan Schwartz and Joel Watson
Yale Law School and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics

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Conceptualizing Contractual Interpretation

Yale Law & Economics Research Paper No. 447
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 20 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 31 Jul 2012
Alan Schwartz and Joel Watson
Yale Law School and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Economic and Legal Aspects of Costly Recontracting

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Economic and Legal Aspects of Costly Recontracting

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 09 May 2000
Alan Schwartz and Joel Watson
Yale Law School and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Economic and Legal Aspects of Costly Recontracting

UCSD Economics Working Paper No. 2000-05
Posted: 07 Aug 2000
Alan Schwartz and Joel Watson
Yale Law School and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics

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Evidence Disclosure and Verifiability

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 13 Aug 2000
Jesse Bull and Joel Watson
Florida International University (FIU) - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Contracting, renegotiation, side contracts, coalition-proofness, contract enforcement

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Contract, Mechanism Design, and Technological Detail

UCSD Economics Discussion Paper No. 2002-04
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 30 May 2002
Joel Watson
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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implementation, renegotiation, investment, hold-up

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Contractual Intermediaries

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Contractual Intermediaries

UCSD Economics Discussion Paper 97-26
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 20 Feb 1998
Garey Ramey and Joel Watson
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Contractual Intermediaries

The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 362-384, 2002
Posted: 30 Jul 2002
Joel Watson and Garey Ramey
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics

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Conditional Dominance, Rationalizability, and Game Forms

UCSD Economics Discussion Paper 97-16
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 03 Apr 1998
Makoto Shimoji and Joel Watson
University of York - Department of Economics and Related Studies and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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The Renegotiation-Proofness Principle and Costly Renegotiation

UCSD Economics Discussion Paper No. 2002-10
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 23 Jul 2002
Joel Watson and Jim Brennan
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Contracting, Implementation, Mechanism Design, Renegotiation

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Recurrent Trade Agreements and the Value of External Enforcement

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Recurrent Trade Agreements and the Value of External Enforcement

UCSD Economics Discussion Paper 2001-01
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 14 Sep 2001
Mikhail M. Klimenko, Joel Watson and Garey Ramey
Georgia Institute of Technology - School of Economics, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Institutions, Recurrent Negotiation, Dispute Resolution, Cooperation, WTO

Recurrent Trade Agreements and the Value of External Enforcement

UCSD Economics Discussion Paper 2001-01
Posted: 14 May 2001
Joel Watson, Mikhail M. Klimenko and Garey Ramey
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics, Georgia Institute of Technology - School of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics

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Institutions, Recurrent Negotiation, Dispute Resolution, Cooperation, WTO

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Starting Small and Renegotiation

UCSD Economics Discussion Paper 97-17
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 03 Apr 1998
Joel Watson
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Job Destruction and Propagation of Shocks

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Job Destruction and Propagation of Shocks

UCSD Economics Discussion Paper 97-23
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 26 Jan 1998
Wouter J. den Haan, Garey Ramey and Joel Watson
University of Amsterdam, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Job Destruction and Propagation of Shocks

NBER Working Paper No. w6275
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 14 Jul 2000 Last Revised: 26 Aug 2022
Wouter J. den Haan, Garey Ramey and Joel Watson
University of Amsterdam, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Liquidity Flows and Fragility of Business Enterprises

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Liquidity Flows and Fragility of Business Enterprises

UCSD Economics Discussion Paper 99-07R
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 23 Apr 2001
Wouter J. den Haan, Garey Ramey and Joel Watson
University of Amsterdam, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Credit Market Relationships, Coordination Failure, Propagation of Shocks, Financial Collapse

Liquidity Flows and Fragility of Business Enterprises

NBER Working Paper No. w7057
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 14 Aug 2012 Last Revised: 15 Oct 2022
Wouter J. den Haan, Garey Ramey and Joel Watson
University of Amsterdam, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Hard Evidence and Mechanism Design

UCSD, Economics Working Paper No. 2002-16
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 14 Nov 2002
Joel Watson and Jesse Bull
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and Florida International University (FIU) - Department of Economics
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Relational Contracting, Negotiation, and External Enforcement

NHH Dept. of Business and Management Science Discussion Paper No. 2018/8
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 18 May 2018
David A. Miller, Trond E. Olsen and Joel Watson
University of California, San Diego - Department of Economics, Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) - Department of Business and Management Science and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Relational contracts, negotiation, external enforcement

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Entrepreneurship in International Trade

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Entrepreneurship in International Trade

NBER Working Paper No. w8708
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 09 May 2011 Last Revised: 19 Oct 2022
James E. Rauch and Joel Watson
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Entrepreneurship in International Trade

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership Historical Research Reference in Entrepreneurship
Posted: 24 Nov 2009
Joel Watson and James E. Rauch
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics

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Social networks, International trade, Opportunity recognition, Consultants

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Starting Small in an Unfamiliar Environment

NBER Working Paper No. w7053
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 11 Apr 2011 Last Revised: 10 Oct 2022
James E. Rauch and Joel Watson
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Job Destruction and the Experiences of Displaced Workers

NBER Working Paper No. w7218
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 05 Aug 1999 Last Revised: 23 Sep 2022
Wouter J. den Haan, Garey Ramey and Joel Watson
University of Amsterdam, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Contract-Theoretic Approaches to Wages and Displacement

NBER Working Paper No. w6972
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 22 Jun 1999 Last Revised: 22 Jul 2022
Wouter J. den Haan, Garey Ramey and Joel Watson
University of Amsterdam, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Client-Based Entrepreneurship

NBER Working Paper No. w15933
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 26 Apr 2010 Last Revised: 16 Jul 2023
James E. Rauch and Joel Watson
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics
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Theoretical Foundations of Relational Incentive Contracts

Annual Review of Economics, Vol. 13, pp. 631-659, 2021
Posted: 12 Aug 2021
Joel Watson
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics

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Multiple-Issue Bargaining and Axiomatic Solutions

International Journal of Game Theory, Vol. 26, No. 4 (1997)
Posted: 02 Apr 1998
Clara Ponsati and Joel Watson
Autonomous University of Barcelona - Department of Economics and Economic History and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Economics

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