Markets and Conflict: Economics of War and Peace explores the causes, impacts, and linkages of contemporary geopolitics, markets, and conflict along with their economic impacts on all stakeholders. It compiles the most current research and insights about market behaviours during conflicts of...

1. Introduction -- 2. Two beginnings -- 3. The "Big 3." Simon, Katona, Leibenstein -- 4. It didn't just happen overnight -- 5. Leibenstein before X-efficiency theory -- 6. X-efficiency. An intervening variable -- 7. Empirical research on XE: : c 1967-1990 -- 8. XE among US financial institutions...

Front Cover -- The Cognitive Basis of Institutions -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction: What Are Institutions? -- 1.1 Institutions and Rules -- 1.2 Belief Systems -- 1.3 Norms and Coordination -- 1.4 Organizations -- 1.5 Summary -- References -- 2 Institutions and the...