Abstract This article provides a few of my enduring recollections of Professor Ronald H. Coase (1910–2013). Part of the paper uses the medium of poetry to communicate my emotions and reactions on first meeting Coase at a conference in 1991, and at another conference in 1997; the poem includes an...

This is a personal reflection from my experience meeting Ronald H. Coase in October 2012 for a 2-day interview together with Ning Wang. Our interview was one of the world’s last glimpses of Coase’s life and contributions, and one that conveys Coase’s contributions as both a true scholar...

This paper will attempt to explain how Coase, from his earliest important paper, “The Nature of the Firm,” transformed his interest from firm organization, determined by transaction costs, to the influence of firm choices and individual choices – collectively, the market – on the...

This paper suggests that there exists a neglected third branch of Chicago price theory, which includes Armen Alchian (1914–2013), James Buchanan (1919–2013), and Ronald Coase (1910–2013). While this branch shares characteristics that are common to the other branches of Chicago price...