Workshop in the Theory of Organizations (WTO)

When possible, workshop papers are posted to the Workshop website. Hard copies of the above workshop papers will be available in GSB 344 preceding the workshop.

If you have any questions, please email Joyce Van Grondelle (Workshop Assistant) or contact her by phone at 773.834.8171.

Upcoming Workshops

Schedule: Mondays 1:30 to 2:50 p.m.
Location: Harper Center Room 3 B

Autumn 2006

September 25 (Week 1)

"Cementing Relationships: Vertical Integration, Foreclosure, Productivity, and Prices"(PDF )
Chad Syverson & Ali Hortacsu
University of Chicago

October 2 (Week 2)

No Meeting

October 9 (Week 3)

"Competition, Cooperation, and Corporate Culture"(PDF )
Michael Kosfeld
University of Zurich

October 16 (Week 4)

"Competition for Default" (PDF )
Balazs Szentes
University of Chicago

October 23 (Week 5)

"Consensus Building: How to Persuade a Group" (with Jean Tirole)
(PDF )
Bernard Caillaud
ENPC

October 30 (Week 6)

No Meeting

November 6 (Week 7)

"Leadership and Group Decision Making"
Wouter Dessein
University of Chicago

November 13 (Week 8)

"Consensus in Diverse Corporate Boards" (with Nina Baranchuk)
(PDF )
Phil Dybvig
Washington University

November 20 (Week 9)

"Contracts as Reference Points" (with John Moore)
(PDF )
Oliver Hart
Harvard University

November 27 (Week 10)

"Optimal Takeover Mechanisms and Innovation" (with Haresh Sapra)
Luis Rayo
The University of Chicago

December 4 (Week 11)

"When Should Control Be Shared?" (with Eva Meyersson Milgrom and Paul Milgrom) (PDF )
Ravi Singh
Harvard Business School