Patrick Bolton Boeken

Focusing on contract theory, this comprehensive textbook serves graduate and advanced undergraduate students by covering essential topics like agency theory, information economics, and organization theory. It emphasizes practical applications over theoretical generalities, making it accessible for learners and a useful reference for researchers. Key concepts such as screening, signaling, and moral hazard are explored, alongside multilateral contracting and auction theory. Each chapter includes a literature guide, while exercises are provided at the end for further practice.

Exploring the relentless human drive for dominance, this book weaves together narratives from the motor trade of the 1960s and 70s with reflections on violence and misbehavior. The Classic Car Disciples leverage their streetwise insights to unravel the connections between warfare, popular science, and religion, revealing the underlying motivations behind humanity's incessant quest for superiority.