The Annual Proceedings of the Wealth and Well-Being of Nations
The following are the transcripts of past Upton Forums. Digital copies of each volume and individual contributions may be found below. Printed volumes are available upon request; please contact Jennifer Kodl at kodlj@beloit.edu.
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Volume IV - 2011-2012 Introduction "The Challenges of Achieving Conservation and Development" "The Commons of Knowledge: A Historical Perspective" "Ostrom and Liberal Education: The College Classroom as Knowledge Commons" "Yet Another Path: Another Path: Expanding De Soto's Framework using Ostrom's Insights" "Polycentrism, Self-Governance, and the Case of Married Women's Rights Reform" "Regulation's Effect on Experimentation in Retail Electricity Markets" "Polycentrism and Prison Gangs" "Property taxes and Polycentricity" |
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Volume III - 2010-2011 Introduction "The Economics of Greed or the Economics of Purpose" "The Genius of Mises and the Brilliance of Kirzner" "A Kirznerian Economic History of the Modern World" "Discovering the Gains from Trade: Alertness and the Extent of the Market" "The Determinants of Entrepreneurial Alertness and the Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs" "Explaining the Rise of Institutions: Toward a Kirznerian Theory of Repeated Games" "Entrepreneurs are not Experts" "Are Current Economic Activities Undermining Future Prosperity?" "Entrepreneurial Volatility: A Cross Country Study" |
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Volume II - 2009-2010 Introduction "Understanding the Shadow Economies of the Developing and Developed Worlds" "The Biggest Idea in Development That No One Really Tried" "The Microeconomics of Public Choice in Developing Economies: A Case Study of One Mexican Village" "Economic Freedom and the Wealth and Well-Being of Nations" "Property Rights and the Return to Capital" "The Two Sides of de Soto: Property Rights, Land Titling, and Development" "Property Takings in Developed versus Developing Countries: Economics, Politics, and the Limits of the Holdout Problem" "Beyond Microcredit: Delivering Financial Services to the Poor through Agent Banking" "The 2008 Financial Crisis: Causes, Response, and Consequences" |
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Volume I - 2008-2009 Introduction "Violence and Social Orders" "The Failure to Transplant Democracy, Markets, and the Rule of Law into the Developing World" "Institutional Transition and the Problem of Credible Commitment" "Why Do Elites Permit Reform?" "The Importance of Expectations in Economic Development" "Designing Incentive-Compatible Policies to Promote Human Capital Development" "North’s Underdeveloped Ideological Entrepreneur" |
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