Another paper on the Samaritan's Dilemma, this one co-authored with a colleague from the University of Torino, Stefano Dughera! A great fun to write.

Ostrom is my shero, forever.

On the feasibility of technosocialism sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

WINIR Conference extended deadline. Please, spread it! Thanks

I am happy to report that the updated Chinese version of my theoretical argument of my PhD thesis is published in the repeatable Chinese journal-Journal of Peking University. Many thanks for supports from Center for Governance and Markets | Pitt

Excellent primer on the new institutional economics from Eric Alston & co. ⬇️

Blurbed by Mark Pennington KCL Centre for the Study of Governance & Society and Jayme Lemke Mercatus Center link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9… - could be of interest to Digressionsnimpress.

Take two days to throughly read the paper by Prof. Per Bylund Per Bylund & Matthew McCaffrey. It deals with entrepreneurship and institutional uncertainties at different levels. Very insightful, highly recommend! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

My coauthored paper Governing the knowledge commons: Hybrid relational–contractual governance in china’s mining industry is now available online. Many thanks for insights from Ilia Murtazashvili @CarloLCordasco Governing Knowledge Commons Center for Governance and Markets | Pitt doi.org/10.1016/j.worl…

The Emergence of Norms - a classic from Edna Ullmann-Margalit, and possibly more relevant today than ever. amazon.com/Emergence-Norm…

Thrilled to report that my paper Till We Have Red Faces with Siqin Kang, Jiangnan Zhu, and Li Ding is available on Public Choice today. Using the signaling theory, it explains why heavy drinking prevails in China's banquets. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Now available online at Public Choice: Lin, W., Kang, S., Zhu, J. et al. Till We Have Red Faces: Drinking to Signal Trustworthiness in Contemporary China. Public Choice (2024). doi.org/10.1007/s11127…

The media(Sixth Tone) version of our paper Till We Have Red Faces: Drinking to Signal Trustworthiness in Contemporary China published at Public Choice. sixthtone.com/news/1017145

Extralegal Governance by Peng Wang and Wanlin Lin Drawing on firsthand data, Extralegal Governance develops a socio-economic approach to examine the social order of illegal markets in China. 📘 cup.org/3VD5tzd

Many thanks, Mark!

Many thanks Vlad. Just find your recommendation. My coauthor and I have kept working on the projects. We did survey experiment which further confirms our finding from fieldwork.

Recognising socio-economic orders as complex, non-linear systems far removed from neo-classical equilibria, strengthens rather than weakens the case for markets and decentralised governance. Though it doesn't imply laissez faire, knowledge of which adaptations work, when and

Our team has worked on a project on virtual currency and governance. The first paper is about the contact enforcement and self-policing mechanisms adopted in China‘s stablecoin market. Your comments and critics are highly appreciated. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…