Ronald Coase Institute: Recent Activities

Recent Workshops and Conferences

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2023 Alumni Conference
August 27, 2023 Frankfurt, Germany

Workshop alumni and faculty met for a one-day conference in Frankfurt to see old friends and colleagues, make new connections, and get feedback on early-stage research projects. Over a dozen projects were presented in brief format with lively discussion and suggestions. A gala dinner and presentation of the 2022 Alumni Award for Outstanding Achievement concluded the day.

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Alumni Panel at SIOE on Issues of Long-Run Development
August 25, 2023 Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany

Four Coase Institute alumni presented their research and a fifth was the discussant at a panel on issues of long-run development, held at the Society for Institutional and Organizational Economics meetings, August 24-26, 2023, at Goethe University Frankfurt.

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Webworkshop on Institutional Analysis
November 28 - December 7, 2022 Online

Simulation with recent participants and faculty

A webworkshop was held online in November-December 2022 for twelve young scholars from around the world. The participants presented their own research projects in three versions, working closely with the faculty and getting comments and guidance. Eighteen faculty members served as discussants, panelists, and lecturers on institutional analysis and effective presentation of ideas.

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Alumni Panel at SIOE on Education and Society
June 24, 2022 Hybrid, hosted by University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Four Coase Institute workshop alumni presented their research at a panel on education and society at the Society for Institutional and Organizational Economics conference, June 23-25, 2022, held online and in person, hosted by the University of Toronto.

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Webworkshop on Institutional Analysis
December 1-8, 2021 Online

Simulation with recent participants and faculty

Twelve young scholars from around the world attended a webworkshop on institutional analysis held online in December 2021. Participants presented their own research projects, working closely with faculty and getting comments and guidance. Thirteen faculty members provided comments and discussion and lectured on institutional perspectives and effective communication.

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Alumni Panel at SIOE on Measuring Institutions
June 26, 2021 Online, hosted by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Five Coase Institute workshop alumni presented their research at a panel on measuring institutions at the Society for Institutional and Organizational Economics conference, June 24-26, 2021, held online and hosted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Workshop on Institutional Analysis postponed The Ronald Coase Institute workshop on institutional analysis scheduled for December 13-19, 2020 in Binh Duong New City, Vietnam, and co-sponsored by Vietnamese-German University and Becamex IDC, is being postponed into the future. The Covid-19 pandemic has made this necessary. Future workshop plans will be posted here later.

Alumni Panel at SIOE on Facets of Autocracy
June 28, 2019 Stockholm School of Economics, Stockholm, Sweden

Four Coase Institute workshop alumni presented their research at a panel on facets of autocracy at the Society for Institutional and Organizational Economics conference, June 27-29, 2019, held at the Stockholm School of Economics.

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Workshop on Institutional Analysis
May 12-18, 2019 Warsaw, Poland
Co-sponsored by Faculty of Economics, University of Warsaw,
The Rector of the University of Warsaw,
The University of Warsaw Foundation

Twenty-six young scholars from around the world attended a workshop on institutional analysis in Warsaw, Poland in May 2019. Participants presented their own research projects, working closely with faculty and getting comments and guidance. Fourteen faculty members also lectured on institutional perspectives, effective writing and communication, and research strategies and results.

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Workshop on Institutional Analysis
December 9-15, 2018 Bratislava, Slovakia
Co-sponsored by the University of Economics in Bratislava
and Virtual Scientific Laboratories

Alumni Panel at SIOE on Political Economy
June 23, 2018 HEC Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Four Coase Institute workshop alumni presented their research at a panel on political economy at the Society for Institutional and Organizational Economics conference, June 21-23, 2018, held at HEC Montreal in Quebec.

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Workshop on Institutional Analysis
December 10-16, 2017 Bogota, Colombia
Co-sponsored by Ostrom Workshop at Indiana University
and Universidad de los Andes

Alumni Panel at SIOE on Political Institutions and Political Markets
June 23, 2017 Columbia University, New York, New York, USA

Four Coase Institute workshop alumni presented their research at a panel on political institutions and political markets at the Society for Institutional and Organizational Economics conference, June 23-25, 2017, held at Columbia University in New York City.

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Workshop on Institutional Analysis
May 14-20, 2017 Xiamen, China
Co-sponsored by the School of Economics, Wang Yanan Institute for Studies in Economics, and the Chow Center for Economic Research, all at Xiamen University; and by the National Economics Foundation, China

Alumni Panel at SIOE in Honor of Douglass North
June 16, 2016 Sciences Po, Paris, France

Four Coase Institute workshop alumni presented studies at a panel in honor of Douglass North at the Society for Institutional and Organizational Economics meetings, June 15-17, 2016, held at Sciences Po in Paris.

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Workshop on Institutional Analysis
May 15-21, 2016 Tallinn, Estonia
Co-sponsored by the Estonian Business School

Workshop on Institutional Analysis
December 13-19, 2015 Tel Aviv, Israel
Co-sponsored by the Cegla Center for Interdisciplinary Research
of the Law, Buchmann Faculty of Law, Tel Aviv University

Twenty-six young scholars from around the world attended a workshop on institutional analysis in Tel Aviv, Israel, in December 2015. Participants presented their own research projects, working closely with faculty and getting comments and guidance. Thirteen faculty members also lectured on institutional perspectives, effective communication, and research strategies and results.
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Alumni Panel at ISNIE on Institutional Persistence
June 20, 2015 Harvard University, Cambridge,
Massachusetts, USA

Four Coase Institute workshop alumni presented studies in a panel on institutional persistence at the International Society for New Institutional Economics meetings, June 18-20, held at Harvard Law School.
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Workshop on Institutional Analysis
May 10-16, 2015 Hong Kong, China
Co-sponsored by The Ronald Coase Centre
for Property Rights Research, The University
of Hong Kong

Seminar: Coasean Approach to Property Rights Research
May 8, 2015 Hong Kong, China
Co-sponsored by The Ronald Coase Centre for Property
Rights Research, The University of Hong Kong

Topics included Coasean perspectives on the conduct of economics and research on property rights, how political centralization affects cities and local govennments, and property bubbles in the US, Japan, and China. Speakers were Mary Shirley (Ronald Coase Institute), Marc Law (University of Vermont), Dean Lueck (University of Arizona), and Robert Aliber (University of Chicago). See program details.

The Next Generation of Discovery:
Research and Policy Change Inspired by Ronald Coase
March 27-28, 2015 Washington DC, USA
Sponsored by the Ronald Coase Institute
and the Center for International Private Enterprise

A conference celebrating the life and work of Ronald Coase, his insights into the conduct of research, and lessons for institutional reform was held in Washington DC in March 2015. Participants included Nobel laureates Kenneth Arrow and Oliver Williamson, distinguished senior scholars and practitioners, and young alumni of the Coase Institute.
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Workshop on Institutional Analysis
December 7-13, 2014 Manila, Philippines
Co-sponsored by Angara Centre for Law and Economics

Twenty-five young scholars from around the world attended a workshop on institutional analysis in Manila, Philippines in December 2014. Participants presented their own research projects, working closely with faculty and getting comments and guidance. Fourteen faculty members also lectured on institutional perspectives, effective communication, and research strategies and results.

Alumni Panel at ISNIE in Honor of Ronald Coase
June 20, 2014 Duke University, Durham, NC, USA

Three Coase Institute workshop alumni presented studies on law and economics in a panel in honor of Ronald Coase at the International Society for New Institutional Economics meetings, June 20-22, held at Duke University.

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Workshop on Institutional Analysis
December 8-14, 2013 Xiamen, China
Co-sponsored by Xiamen University

A workshop on institutional analysis was held at Xiamen University in Xiamen, China in December 2013, with twenty-six young scholars participating.

Alumni Panel at ISNIE in Homage to Elinor Ostrom
June 21, 2013 Florence, Italy

Four Coase Institute workshop alumni presented studies on common pool and collective action in a panel paying homage to Elinor Ostrom at the International Society for New Institutional Economics meetings, June 20-22, held at the University of Florence. The discussant was Gary Libecap.

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Roundtable on the Role of Scholarly Ideas in Policy
April 12, 2013 Chicago, Illinois, USA
Co-sponsored by the Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy
and the State, Booth School, University of Chicago

Coase Institute workshop alumni and faculty discussed the role that scholarly ideas have played in influencing policy during a roundtable held at Gleacher Center, University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Videos

Workshop on Institutional Analysis
December 9-15, 2012 Santiago, Chile
Co-sponsored by the School of Economics and Business,
Diego Portales University

A workshop on institutional analysis was held at Diego Portales University in Santiago, Chile in December 2012, with twenty-six young scholars participating.

Alumni Panel at ISNIE on Long-Run Adaptations of Institutions
June 16, 2012 Los Angeles, California, USA

Four Coase Institute workshop alumni presented studies of long-run adaptations of institutions in a panel at the International Society for New Institutional Economics meetings, June 14-16, held at the University of Southern California. Gary Libecap and Philip Keefer were the discussants.

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Workshop on Institutional Analysis
May 20-26, 2012 Beijing, China
Co-sponsored by the School of Economics and Management,
Tsinghua University

A workshop on institutional analysis was held at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China in May 2012, with twenty-six young scholars participating.

Conference on Producing Economic Research:
High Transaction Costs and Alternative Structures
May 19, 2012 Beijing, China
Co-sponsored by China Center for Economic Research,
Peking University

A conference on the production of economic research was held at CCER on May 19. Twenty-five participants from China and abroad discussed how transaction costs relate to the structure of production, what incentives individual scholars face, requirements for promotion and tenure in universities, costs and benefits of research collaboration, current trends in the global research industry and implications for scholars studying institutions. | Program | Scenes |

Alumni Panel at ISNIE on Modern China
June 17, 2011 Stanford, California, USA

Coase Institute workshop alumni presented a panel of papers on modern China at the annual conference of the International Society for New Institutional Economics, June 16-18 at Stanford University. Kenneth Arrow and Douglass North were the discussants.

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Workshop on Institutional Analysis
May 15-21, 2011 Chicago, Illinois, USA
Co-sponsored by the Stigler Center for the Economy and the State
at Booth School, University of Chicago

Workshop on Institutional Analysis
December 12-18, 2010 Shanghai, China
Co-sponsored by the School of Economics at Fudan University.

Shanghai, China was the location for a workshop on institutional analysis in December 2010. Twenty-five young scholars participated.

Workshop on Institutional Analysis
May 2-8, 2010 Moscow, Russia
Co-sponsored by State University - Higher School of Economics

A workshop on institutional analysis was held in Moscow, Russia in May 2010. Twenty-five young scholars participated.

Workshop on Institutional Analysis
December 13-19, 2009 Xiamen, China
Co-sponsored by Wang Yanan Institute for Studies
in Economics (WISE), Xiamen University

A workshop on institutional analysis was held in Xiamen, China in December 2009, with twenty-six young scholars participating.

Workshop on Institutional Analysis
May 10-15, 2009 Bratislava, Slovakia
Co-sponsored by the University of Economics in Bratislava,
Virtual Scientific Laboratories, and the Tatra Banka Foundation

Twenty-five young scholars from around the world attended a workshop on institutional analysis in Bratislava, Slovakia in May 2009.

Workshop on Institutional Analysis
December 13-18, 2008 Beijing, China
Co-sponsored by the China Center for Economic Research,
Peking University

A workshop on institutional analysis was held in Beijing, China in December 2008. There were twenty-five young scholars from around the world participating.

Applied Econometrics Seminar for the Analysis of Micro Data
December 8-11, 2008 Hong Kong, China
Co-sponsored by the University of Hong Kong

Professor Sebastian Galiani conducted a seminar focusing on the use of econometric methods to study the institutions – laws, rules, customs, and norms—that govern real economies and affect transaction costs. Topics included the investigation of micro data, the evaluation of social programs, and the management of panel data. Sessions were both theoretical and applied. Thirty-nine participants from several countries participated.

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Conference on Property Rights and Economic Reform
December 10, 2008 Hong Kong, China
Co-sponsored by Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the opening up of China's economy, the conference examined the economic system at work that brought about such remarkable success in China's economic development. Highlights of the conference were a joint paper and a welcome note from Ronald Coase, and a public lecture by Douglass North. Also on the program were Steven Cheung via conference call, Lee Benham, Lennon Choy, Sebastian Galiani, Gary Libecap, John Nye, Mary Shirley, Yun-Wing Sung, Ning Wang, Chenggang Xu, Colin Xu, Yang Yao, and Weiying Zhang.
For scenes from the conference, see the HKPU conference site.

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