Theme of the Lecture: when can institutions not improve efficiency? When can we not improve upon market outcomes? Coase Theorem: Efficiency and Bargaining -- closely related to value maximization.

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There's a famous joke about a dairy farmer who, hoping to increase milk production, seeks the help of a theoretical physicist at the local university. After carefully studying the problem, the ...

The US Bank commercial above illustrates an important economic concept known as the “Coase theorem” which says that “if trade in an externality [a blocked view in this example] is possible and there ...