Misunderstanding of Coase's theory in China

Nowadays,many scholars in China have been influenced by Coase's theory,and use his theory to interpret many phenomena in China,especially to justify some government's actions.But in my opinion,some of them mistookadministrative costsastransaction costs and derived wrong conclusions.     

The role of strategic uncertainty in games: An experimental study of cheap talk and contracts in the Nash demand game

We utilise results from a human-subjects experiment to examine the connection between strategic uncertainty and outcomes in games. Our basic game is a Nash demand game where one player has an outside option available. A “chat” treatment allows bargainers to send cheap-talk messages prior to playing the basic game, and in a “contracts” treatment, they can additionally propose and accept binding contracts. We propose that strategic uncertainty comprises at least two facets: “coordination-type”, which is lower in the chat game than in the basic game, and “rationality-type”, which is lower in the contracts game than in the chat game. We find that both types of strategic uncertainty impact bargaining outcomes: moving from the basic game to the chat game, and thence to contracts, improves several aspects of outcomes, such as higher efficiency, less opting out and less under-demanding. Other results include a treatment effect on the types of agreements that are reached.     

Auctions with resale and bargaining power

We show that when the weak bidder’s bargaining power in the resale market is weakened, the auctioneer’s revenue from the first-price auction with resale is lower. Using the idea of Coase Theorem, we show that when the resale market is a sequential bargaining model with no commitment, the auctioneer’s revenue is substantially reduced, and the ranking is the opposite of Hafalir and Krishna (2009). We establish a version of the Coase Theorem in the context of the auctions with resale. When Coase Theorem holds, we show that the revenue of the auction with resale is lower than the revenue of the same auction without resale. We also provide the existence and uniqueness of equilibrium for our model of auctions with resale.     

科斯定理、货币异化和资源浪费

科斯定理认为,通过明晰产权和降低交易成本,可以实现外部性的内部化和资源的优化配置。本文认为:但在这个过程中,我们首先要解决一种特殊资源的产权问题,这就是货币资源。在一切资源均可以货币化的今天,如果货币资源得不到有效管理,那么,即使其他资源产权明晰,也会存在浪费。本文从货币异化的角度看待我国的经济发展,并提出了问题的解决思路。     

我国科技企业孵化器发展的新制度经济学分析

运用科斯定理、国家理论、产权理论和意识形态理论等新制度经济学的分支理论分析了我国科技企业孵化器发展的内涵和特征,探讨了科技企业孵化器进一步发展的方向和模式选择。     

人性·公正·社会资本：科斯定理伦理意蕴中的误读与缺失

科斯定理的核心要素是产权和交易费用。产权表面上是对财产的各种权利的界定,实质上则体现的是人与人的关系。交易费用也是发生在市场参与者之间,是在人与人之间的经济互动中产生的。道德是处理人与人之间关系的行为规范,经济领域也是道德规范约束的范围。经济与伦理的这种内在的联系成为对科斯定理进行伦理反思的可能性所在。通过对科斯定理进行伦理学的反思,文章认为科斯定理首先将人性假设简单化了;其次它误解了公正的真正内涵,在实践上忽视了公正问题;最后它忽视了社会资本在降低交易费用中的作用。     

农地流转的市场逻辑“产权强度-禀赋效应-交易装置”的分析线索及案例研究

农户普遍存在的禀赋效应,因土地人格化财产特征的强化,而成为抑制农地流转的重要根源。农地流转并不是一个纯粹的要素市场,而是包含了地缘、亲缘、人情关系在内的特殊市场,有其特殊的市场逻辑。推进农地的流转及其规模化经营,需要针对产权主体与产权客体不可分的交易约束,进行相应交易装置的选择与匹配。基于“产权强度一禀赋效应一交易装置”的分析线索,本文拓展了科斯定理。文章进一步对四川省崇州市的“农业共营制”进行了案例剖析。作者认为,以土地“集体所有、家庭承包、多元经营、管住用途”为主线的制度内核,将成为我国新型农业经营体系的基本架构。     

An empirical Coasian study on the socio-economic profiles of two politically sensitive informal settlements: Kowloon Walled City and Rennie’s Mill

Informed by the “corollary of Coase Theorem” (Lai and Hung, 2008; Lai et al., 2007), for a better understanding of the self-help post-war development of two politically sensitive and vanished places in Hong Kong, the so-called “Kowloon Walled City” (Lai, 2016; Lai and Chua, 2017; Lau et al., 2018) and Rennie’s Mill (Lan, 2006), which have attracted academic interest but remained under-researched in terms of empirical scrutiny, this study:

• •Identify and compare their institutional arrangements by archival research;
• •identify and compare their development outcomes, as measured by census and other official data including mapping and photographic information, supplemented by published oral history of witnesses; and
• •establish and discuss the relationship between the differences in institutional arrangements and development outcomes in terms of a landlord-tenant analogy.

     

Farmer Brown v. Rancher Wyatt: Teaching the Coase Theorem

The Coase Theorem is a fundamental tenet of environmental economics and is taught to thousands of principles of microeconomics students each year. Its counterintuitive conclusion, that a Pareto optimal solution can result between private parties regardless of the initial allocation of property rights over a scarce resource, is difficult for students to understand. By using a mock trial that centers on a property dispute, students can be taught how the Coase Theorem works in practice with minimal preparation. The strong assumptions on which the Coase Theorem relies also can be included to show why the theorem may not hold. By using a unique, active learning technique, students will be more engaged and may have a better understanding of a difficult but seminal theory of economics.