Murray Fulton
Biographic Data
| ID | 5756432 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Murray Fulton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Murray |
| FAMILY NAME | Fulton |
| SIGNATURE | FULTON M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Saskatchewan |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0351-5531 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
State and social power in post-communist countries
The purpose of this paper is to provide a procedure for examining the extent to which the changes observed among post-communist countries are consistent with a dynamic determined by the relative power of the state versus the relative power of society as captured in Acemoglu and Robinson’s “narrow corridor” framework. A direct test of Acemoglu and Robinson’s theory is not possible because the available data measures the quality of government and n…
On the market for “Lemons”
Akerlof’s “Lemons” paper provides a seminal economic result suggesting that, in markets with asymmetric information where product quality is unobservable by consumers prior to purchase and use, the introduction of a low-quality product will drive its higher quality counterpart(s) out of the market. In this paper we identify some empirically relevant cases/conditions under which the introduction of a low-quality product does not drive its higher q…
Why do governments use pay for performance? Contrasting theories and interview evidence
In C anada, pay‐for‐performance ( PFP ) systems to compensate senior public servants have been established in several jurisdictions despite arguments by academics who doubt their efficacy in public sector environments characterized by high levels of intrinsic motivation. This article traces the pattern of PFP in C anada and distinguishes among “aggressive,” “passive,” and “reluctant” regimes. It explores why PFP is growing in popularity despite i…
Canadian Agricultural Policy and Prairie Agriculture
Why do governments use pay for performance? Contrasting theories and interview evidence
In C anada, pay‐for‐performance ( PFP ) systems to compensate senior public servants have been established in several jurisdictions despite arguments by academics who doubt their efficacy in public sector environments characterized by high levels of intrinsic motivation. This article traces the pattern of PFP in C anada and distinguishes among “aggressive,” “passive,” and “reluctant” regimes. It explores why PFP is growing in popularity despite i…
Canadian Agricultural Policy and Prairie Agriculture
Why do governments use pay for performance? Contrasting theories and interview evidence
In C anada, pay‐for‐performance ( PFP ) systems to compensate senior public servants have been established in several jurisdictions despite arguments by academics who doubt their efficacy in public sector environments characterized by high levels of intrinsic motivation. This article traces the pattern of PFP in C anada and distinguishes among “aggressive,” “passive,” and “reluctant” regimes. It explores why PFP is growing in popularity despite i…
On the market for “Lemons”
Akerlof’s “Lemons” paper provides a seminal economic result suggesting that, in markets with asymmetric information where product quality is unobservable by consumers prior to purchase and use, the introduction of a low-quality product will drive its higher quality counterpart(s) out of the market. In this paper we identify some empirically relevant cases/conditions under which the introduction of a low-quality product does not drive its higher q…
State and social power in post-communist countries
The purpose of this paper is to provide a procedure for examining the extent to which the changes observed among post-communist countries are consistent with a dynamic determined by the relative power of the state versus the relative power of society as captured in Acemoglu and Robinson’s “narrow corridor” framework. A direct test of Acemoglu and Robinson’s theory is not possible because the available data measures the quality of government and n…
Economics (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Agricultural economics (1 work) · Agricultural Economics and Policy (1 work) · Agricultural policy (1 work) · Agriculture (1 work) · Agriculture and Rural Development Research (1 work) · Agroforestry (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work)