Standout Papers

The Costs and Benefits of Ownership: A Theory of Vertical and Lateral Integratio... 1980 2026 1995 2010 5.3k
  1. The Costs and Benefits of Ownership: A Theory of Vertical and Lateral Integration (1986)
    Sanford J. Grossman, Oliver Hart Journal of Political Economy
  2. Property Rights and the Nature of the Firm (1990)
    Oliver Hart, John Moore Journal of Political Economy
  3. Takeover Bids, The Free-Rider Problem, and the Theory of the Corporation (1980)
    Sanford J. Grossman, Oliver Hart The Bell Journal of Economics
  4. An Analysis of the Principal-Agent Problem (1983)
    Sanford J. Grossman, Oliver Hart Econometrica
  5. Incomplete Contracts and Renegotiation (1988)
    Oliver Hart, John Moore Econometrica
  6. The Proper Scope of Government: Theory and an Application to Prisons (1997)
    Oliver Hart, Andrei Shleifer et al. The Quarterly Journal of Economics
  7. The Market Mechanism as an Incentive Scheme (1983)
    Oliver Hart The Bell Journal of Economics
  8. A Theory of Debt Based on the Inalienability of Human Capital (1994)
    Oliver Hart, J. F. Moore The Quarterly Journal of Economics
  9. Core and Equilibria of a Large Economy. (1975)
    Oliver Hart, Werner Hildenbrand The Economic Journal
  10. Corporate Financial Structure and Managerial Incentives (1982)
    Sanford J. Grossman, Oliver Hart RePEc: Research Papers in Economics
  11. Corporate Governance: Some Theory and Implications (1995)
    Oliver Hart The Economic Journal
  12. Default and Renegotiation: A Dynamic Model of Debt (1998)
    Oliver Hart, J. F. Moore The Quarterly Journal of Economics
  13. Disclosure Laws and Takeover Bids (1980)
    Sanford J. Grossman, Oliver Hart The Journal of Finance
  14. Debt Enforcement around the World (2008)
    Simeon Djankov, Oliver Hart et al. Journal of Political Economy
  15. Contracts as Reference Points* (2008)
    Oliver Hart, John Moore The Quarterly Journal of Economics
  16. On the optimality of equilibrium when the market structure is incomplete (1975)
    Oliver Hart Journal of Economic Theory
  17. Companies Should Maximize Shareholder Welfare Not Market Value (2017)
    Oliver Hart, Luigi Zingales RePEc: Research Papers in Economics
  18. Incomplete Contracts and the Theory of the Firm (1988)
    Oliver Hart The Journal of Law Economics and Organization
  19. Debt and Seniority: An Analysis of the Role of Hard Claims in Constraining Management (1994)
    Oliver Hart, John Moore SSRN Electronic Journal
  20. Exit versus Voice (2022)
    Eleonora Broccardo, Oliver Hart et al. Journal of Political Economy

Immediate Impact

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Works of Oliver Hart being referenced

Monopolistic Competition in the Spirit of Chamberlin: A General Model
1985
Monopolistic Competition in a Large Economy with Differentiated Commodities
1979
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Author Peers

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Oliver Hart 13910 12220 229 7164 139 26.6k
Bengt Holmström 12203 11709 3 5042 58 24.5k
Sanford J. Grossman 12908 10801 6 4213 58 24.1k
David Hirshleifer 10621 12780 1 3414 195 24.2k
William J. Baumöl 15702 4988 11 5777 354 30.1k
Philippe Aghion 27009 8317 1 5558 271 37.1k
George A. Akerlof 13814 5603 4 3620 93 29.0k
Ivo Welch 6366 11497 3996 102 18.6k
Brad M. Barber 8973 15612 1 3307 102 23.6k
Jeremy C. Stein 15065 20115 17 4107 132 34.2k
John Van Reenen 17587 5965 3 5113 210 25.0k

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