Course Materials

A. First Week Required Readings (Days 1-4)

1. Richard Posner, "Fundamental Economic Concepts" (Day 1 Morning)

2. Professor Kerkmeester's Lecture 1 and Reading Questions (Day 1 Morning)

3. Robert Cooter, "The Elements of Transaction Costs" (Day 1 Afternoon)

4. Mitchell Polinsky, "The Coase Theorem" (Day 1 Afternoon)

5. Professor Nghia's Case Study and Reading Notes (Day 1 Afternoon)

6. Pham Duy Nghia, "Law and Economic Growth" (Day 1 Afternoon)

7. Mitchell Polinsky, "Breach of Contract" (Day 2 Morning)

8. Professor Kerkmeester's Lecture 2 and Reading Questions (Day 2 Morning)

9. Richard Posner, "The Economic Theory of Property Rights: Static and Dynamic Aspects" (Day 2 Afternoon)

10. Robert Ellickson, Order without Law: How Neighbors Settle Disputes (Day 2 Afternoon)

11. Pham Duy Nghia, "Law and Social Norms" (2003) (Day 2 Afternoon)

12. Professor Nghia's Case Study and Reading Notes (Day 2 Afternoon)

13. Robert Cooter, "Decision-Making Under Uncertainty: Risk and Insurance" (Day 3 Morning)

14. Professor Kerkmeester's Lecture 3 and Reading Questions (Day 3 Morning)

15. Mitchell Polinsky, "Nuisance Law" (Day 3 Afternoon)

16. Pham Duy Nghia, "Property Law: Land" (Day 3 Afternoon)

17. Pham Duy Nghia, "Property Law: Intellectual Property" (2003) (Day 3 Afternoon)

18. Professor Nghia's Case Study and Reading Notes (Day 3 Afternoon)

19. Hadley v. Baxendale, 9 Ex. 341, 156 Eng. Rep. 145 (1854) (Day 4 Morning)

20. Anthony T. Kronman, "Mistake, Disclosure, Information and the Law of Contracts" (Day 4 Morning)

21. Professor Kerkmeester's Lecture 4 and Reading Questions (Day 4 Morning)

22. Pham Duy Nghia, "Confusicianism and the Future of Vietnamese Law" (2004) (Day 4 Afternoon).

23. Pham Duy Nghia, "Law Making Process in Vietnam" (2004) (Day 4 Afternoon).

24. Pham Duy Nghia, "Enterprise Business: Traditional and Corporate Model" (2003) (Day 4 Afternoon).

25. Professor Nghia's Case Study and Reading Notes (Day 4 Afternoon)

First Week Suggested Readings

26. Ronald Coase, "The Problem of Social Cost"

B. Negotiation Weekend (Days 5-7)

1. Ari Kokko, "Institutions and knowledgein Swedish long-term development" (Day 5 Morning)

2. Theng and Liew, Negotiations (Day 5 Afternoon)

Lax and Sebenius, "The Negotiator's Dilemma : Creating and Claiming Value" (Day 5 Afternoon)

3. Howard Raiffa, "Elmtree House" (Day 6 Morning)

4. Howard Raiffa, "Analytical Models and Empirical Results from The Art and Science of Negotiation" (Day 6 Morning)

5. Lax and Sebenius, "Creating Value, or Where do Joint Gains Really Come From?" (Day 6 Afternoon)

6. Lax and Sebenius, "Claiming Value" (Day 6 Afternoon)

7. Theng and Liew, "Creatingand Claiming Value" (Day 7 Morning)

Robert Mnookin, "Why Negotiators Fail : An Exploration of Barriers to the Resolution of Conflict" (Day 7 Morning)

8. James K. Sebenius, "Dealing with Blocking Coalitions and Related Barriers to Agreement : Lessons from Negotiations on the Oceans, the Ozone and the Climate" (Day 7 Afternoon)

Negotiation Weekend Suggested Readings

9. Roger Fisher, et. al., "Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In" (In a separate book)

Negotiaon

10. Lim Lei Theng, Petrol Pricing Game

11. Lim Lei Theng, The Motorbike: Confidential Information For The Seller

12. Lim Lei Theng, Nightinggale

13. Lim Lei Theng, Vung Tau Port Company: General Information

14. Lim Lei Theng, Vung Tau Port Company: Confidential instructions for the negotiator representing DCR

15. Lim Lei Theng, Vung Tau Port Company: Confidential instructions for the negotiator for MOLISA

16. Lim Lei Theng, Vung Tau Port Company: Confidential instructions for the negotiator for MONRE

17. Lim Lei Theng, Vung Tau Port Company: Confidential instructions for the VTPC negotiator

18. Lim Lei Theng, Vung Tau Port Company: Confidential instructions for the negotiator for the other ports

19. Lim Lei Theng, Vung Tau Port Company: Confidential instructions for the negotiator representing the chairman of the Vung Tau PC

C. Second Week Required Readings (Days 9-13)

1. Edward Rock, et. al., "Islands of Conscious Power: Law, Norms and the Self Governing Corporation" (Day 9 Morning)

2. James Cox, Her-Belt Case Study (Day 9 Morning)

3. Professor Cox's Reading Questions (Day 9 Morning)

4. Henry Hannsman and Reinier Kraakman, "What is Corporate Law" (Day 9 Afternoon)

5. Professor Tan's Lecture Notes and Reading Questions (Day 9 Afternoon)

6. Richard Posner, "Problems in Financing Business Ventures" (Day 10 Morning)

7. Professor Tan's Lecture Notes and Reading Questions (Day 10 Morning)

8. Easterbrook, et. al., "Mandatory Disclosure and the Protection of Investors" (Day 10 Afternoon)

9. Professor Cox's Reading Questions (Day 10 Afternoon)

10. John C. Coffee, Jr., "Market Failure and the Economic Case for a Mandatory Disclosure System" (Day 11 Morning)

11. Professor Cox's Reading Questions (Day 11 Morning)

12. Nguyen Xuan Thanh, "Agency Costs" (Day 11 Afternoon)

13. Professor Tan's Lecture Notes and Reading Questions (Day 11 Afternoon)

14. E. Thomas Sullivan, "Antitrust Economics" (Day 12 Morning)

15. Mitchell Polinsky, "Competitive Markets" (Day 12 Morning)

16. Professor Cox's Reading Questions (Day 12 Morning)

17. Richard Posner, "Corporate Debt" (Day 12 Afternoon)

18. Professor Dang's Lecture Notes and Reading Questions (Day 12 Afternoon)

19. David O. Dapice, Celebration and Reflection: Vietnam’s Economy Enters A New Era (Day 13 Morning)

20. David O. Dapice, The Situation: Vietnam Decides Its Future (Day 13 Morning)

21. Bui Van, Nguyen Ngoc Bich, Lam Quynh Anh and Eli Mazur, Case Study: "Vietnam's Private Sector Growth" (Day 14 Morning)

Second Week Suggested Readings

22. Ronald Coase, "The Nature of the Firm"