de Meza, David

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De Meza, David, Reyniers, Diane J. (2023). Insuring replaceable possessions. Economica, 90(357), 271 - 284. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecca.12454 picture_as_pdf

De Meza, David, Reito, Francesco, Reyniers, Diane J. (2021). Too much trade: the hidden problem of adverse selection. Journal of Public Economics, 204, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2021.104551 picture_as_pdf

De Meza, David, Reito, Francesco (2021). Macro shocks cause equilibrium price dispersion. Economics Letters, 208, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2021.110082 picture_as_pdf

De Meza, David, Pathania, Vikram S. (2021). Is the second-cheapest wine a rip-off? Economics Letters, 205, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2021.109965 picture_as_pdf

De Meza, David, Dawson, Chris (2020). Neither an optimist nor a pessimist be: mistaken expectations lower well-being. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 0(0), 0 - 0. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167220934577 picture_as_pdf

De Meza, David, Reito, Francesco (2020). Too much waste, not enough rationing: the failure of stochastic, competitive markets. Journal of Economic Theory, 188, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jet.2020.105067 picture_as_pdf

Dawson, Christopher, de Meza, David, Henley, Andrew, Arabsheibani, G. Reza (2019). Curb your enthusiasm: optimistic entrepreneurs earn less. European Economic Review, 111, 53-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2018.08.007

de Meza, David, Webb, David C. (2017). False diagnoses: pitfalls of testing for asymmetric information in insurance markets. The Economic Journal, 127(606), 2358 - 2377. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecoj.12393

de Meza, David, Fessner, Liza C., Reyniers, Diane J. (2015). Evidence that waste aversion begets insurance aversion. Economics Letters, 126, 75-77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2014.11.018

Dawson, Christopher, de Meza, David, Henley, Andrew, Arabsheibani, G. Reza (2014). Entrepreneurship: cause and consequence of financial optimism. Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, 23(4), 717-742. https://doi.org/10.1111/jems.12076

de Meza, David, Xie, Gang (2014). The deadweight gain of insurance taxation when risky activities are optional. Journal of Public Economics, 115, 109-116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2014.02.004

de Meza, David, Reyniers, Diane J. (2013). Debiasing the Becker – DeGroot – Marschak valuation mechanism. Economics Bulletin, 33(2), 1446-1456.

Beyer, Max, de Meza, David, Reyniers, Diane J. (2013). Do financial advisor commissions distort client choice? Economics Letters, 119(2), 117-119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2013.01.026

Coelho, Marta, de Meza, David (2012). Do bad risks know it? Experimental evidence on optimism and adverse selection. Economics Letters, 114(2), 168-171. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2011.10.012

de Meza, David, Reyniers, Diane J. (2012). Every shroud has a silver lining: The visible benefits of hidden surcharges. Economics Letters, 116(2), 151-153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2012.02.027

de Meza, David, Lockwood, Ben (2010). Too much investment?: a problem of endogenous outside options. Games and Economic Behavior, 69(2), 503-511. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geb.2009.11.005

Coco, Giuseppe, de Meza, David (2009). In defense of usury laws. Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 41(8), 1691-1703. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1538-4616.2009.00274.x

de Meza, David, Selvaggi, Mariano (2007). Exclusive contracts foster relationship-specific investment. RAND Journal of Economics, 38(1), 85-97. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1756-2171.2007.tb00045.x

de Meza, David, Webb, David C. (2007). Incentive design under loss aversion. Journal of the European Economic Association, 5(1), 66-92. https://doi.org/10.1162/JEEA.2007.5.1.66

de Meza, David, Webb, David C. (2006). Credit rationing: Something's gotta give. Economica, 73(292), 562-578. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0335.2006.00533.x

Coelho, Marta, de Meza, David, Reyniers, Diane J. (2004). Irrational exuberance, entrepreneurial finance and public policy. International Tax and Public Finance, 11(4), 391-417. https://doi.org/10.1023/B:ITAX.0000033985.96539.65

de Meza, David (2004). Overlending? The Economic Journal, 112(477: s), F17-F31.

de Meza, David, Lockwood, Ben (2004). Spillovers, investment incentives and the property rights theory of the firm. Journal of Industrial Economics, 52(2), 229-253. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0022-1821.2004.00224.x

Collie, David, de Meza, David (2003). Comparative advantage and the pursuit of strategic trade policy. Economics Letters, 81(2), 279-283. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0165-1765(03)00193-9

Itaya, Jun-Ichi, de Meza, David, Myles, Gareth D. (2002). Income distribution, taxation, and the private provision of public goods. Journal of Public Economic Theory, 4(3), 273-297. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9779.00098

de Meza, David, Webb, David C. (2001). Advantageous selection in insurance markets. RAND Journal of Economics, 32(2), 249-262.

de Meza, David, Webb, David C. (2000). Does credit rationing imply insufficient lending? Journal of Public Economics, 78(3), 215-234. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0047-2727(99)00099-7

de Meza, David, Arabshabani, G., Maloney, J., Pearson, Bernard (2000). And a vision appeared unto them of a great profit: evidence of self-deception among the self-employed. Economics Letters, 67(1), 35-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0165-1765(99)00242-6

de Meza, David, Webb, David C. (1999). Wealth, enterprise and credit policy. The Economic Journal, 109(455), 153-163. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0297.00424

de Meza, David, Southey, C. (1999). Too much monitoring, not enough performance pay. The Economic Journal, 109(454), 126-139. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0297.00421

de Meza, David, Lockwood, Ben (1998). Does asset ownership always motivate managers? The property rights theory of the firm and outside options. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 113(2), 361-386. https://doi.org/10.1162/003355398555621

de Meza, David, Black, J. (1997). Everyone may benefit from subsidsing entry to risky occupations. Journal of Public Economics, 66(3), 409-424. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0047-2727(97)00048-0

de Meza, David, Itaya, Jun-ichi, Myles, Gareth D. (1997). In praise of inequality: income distribution and the private provision of public goods. Economics Letters, 57(3), 289-296. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0165-1765(97)00179-1

de Meza, David (1997). Product diversity under monopoly: two high-quality results. Bulletin of Economic Research, 49(2), 169-171. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8586.00033

de Meza, David, Southey, Clive (1996). The borrower's curse: optimism, finance and entrepreneurship. The Economic Journal, 106(435), 375-386.

de Meza, David, Black, J, Jeffreys, D (1996). House prices, the supply of collateral and the enterprise economy. The Economic Journal, 106(434), 60-75.

de Meza, David, Lockwood, Ben, Myles, Gareth D (1995). On the European Union VAT proposals: the superiority of origin over destination taxation. Fiscal Studies, 16(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-5890.1995.tb00214.x

de Meza, David, Maloney, John, Myles, Gareth D. (1995). Price reducing taxtion. Economics Letters, 47(1), 77-81. https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-1765(94)00508-Y

Estrin, Saul, de Meza, David (1995). Unnatural monopoly. Journal of Public Economics, 57(3), 471-488. https://doi.org/10.1016/0047-2727(95)80007-V

de Meza, David, Black, Jane (1994). The nature of credit market failure. Economics Letters, 46(3), 243-249. https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-1765(94)00473-0

de Meza, David, Lockwood, B., Myles, Gareth D. (1994). The equivalence between destination and non-reciprocal restricted origin tax regimes. Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 96(3), 311-328.

de Meza, David, Lockwood, Ben, Myles, Gareth D. (1994). When are origin and destination regimes equivalent? International Tax and Public Finance, 1(1), 5-24. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00874086

de Meza, David, Black, Julia, Levi, M. (1993). Creating a good atmosphere: minimum participation for tackling the 'greenhouse effect'. Economica, 60(239), 281-293.

de Meza, David, Webb, David C. (1992). Efficent credit rationing. European Economic Review, 36(6), 1277-1290. https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-2921(92)90032-R

de Meza, David, Gould, J. R. (1992). The social efficiency of private decisions to enforce property rights. Journal of Political Economy, 100(3), 561-580.

de Meza, David, Black, Julia (1992). Price differences between successive auctions are no anomaly. Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, 1(4), 607-628. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1430-9134.1992.00607.x

de Meza, David, Webb, David C. (1990). Risk, asymmetric information and capital market failure. The Economic Journal, 100(399), 206-214.

de Meza, David, Carabjo, J., Seidmann, D. (1990). A strategic motivation for commodity bundling. Journal of Industrial Economics, 38(3), 283-298.

de Meza, David, Natale, P. (1989). Efficient job creation in LDCs requires a tax on employment. The Economic Journal, 99(398), 1112-1122.

de Meza, David, La Manna, M., McLeod, R. (1989). The case for permissive patents. European Economic Review, 33(7), 1427-1443. https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-2921(89)90056-1

de Meza, David, Webb, David C. (1989). The role of interest rate taxes in credit markets with divisible projects and asymmetric information. Journal of Public Economics, 39(1), 33-44.

de Meza, David (1989). Not even strategic trade theory justifies export subsidies. Oxford Economic Papers, 41(1), 720-736.

de Meza, David (1988). Package size and the suppression of variety. International Journal of Industrial Organization, 6(3), 363-371. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0167-7187(88)80017-1

de Meza, David, Webb, David C. (1988). Credit market efficiency and tax policy in the presence of screening costs. Journal of Public Economics, 36(1), 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1016/0047-2727(88)90020-5

de Meza, David (1988). The efficacy of effluent charges. Canadian Journal of Economics, 21(1), 182-186.

de Meza, David, Gould, J. R. (1987). Free access vs private property: income distributions compared. Journal of Political Economy, 95(6), 1317-1325.

de Meza, David (1987). The migration multiplier. Bulletin of Economic Research, 39(3), 243-248. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8586.1987.tb00245.x

de Meza, David (1987). The optimum tariff and quota when the terms of trade are random. Oxford Economic Papers, 39(2), 412-417.

de Meza, David, Webb, David C. (1987). Too much investment: a problem of asymmetric information. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 102(2), 281-292. https://doi.org/10.2307/1885064

de Meza, David, van der Ploeg, F. (1987). Production flexibility as a motive for multinationality. Journal of Industrial Economics, 35(3), 343-351.

de Meza, David (1986). Immiserising invention: the private and social returns to R&D under oligopoly. International Journal of Industrial Organization, 4(4), 409-417. https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-7187(86)90013-5

de Meza, David (1986). The efficiency of liability law. International Review of Law and Economics, 6(1), 107-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/0144-8188(86)90043-8

de Meza, David (1986). Do consumers benefit from quantity discounts? Economics Letters, 21(4), 307-310. https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-1765(86)90193-X

de Meza, David (1986). Export subsidies and high productivity: cause or effect? Canadian Journal of Economics, 19(2), 347-350.

de Meza, David, Klette, T. (1986). Is the market biased against risky R&D? RAND Journal of Economics, 17(1), 133-139.

de Meza, David (1986). Safety in conformity but profits deviance. Canadian Journal of Economics, 19(2), 261-269.

de Meza, David (1985). Effluent charges and environmental damage: a clarification. Oxford Economic Papers, 37(4), 700-702.

de Meza, David, Gould, J. R. (1985). Free access vs private ownership: a comparison. Journal of Economic Theory, 36(2), 387-391. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-0531(85)90113-9

de Meza, David, Mohr, E. (1985). Price deregulation and the production of depletable resources. International Economic Review, 26(1), 213-218.

de Meza, David, Perlman, M. (1985). Increasing returns and the foundation of unemployment theory. Journal of Post-Keynesian Economics, 7(3), 385-395.

de Meza, David (1984). Wage uncertainty, expected utility, and occupational choice. International Economic Review, 25(3), 757-762.

de Meza, David, Dickinson, P. T. (1984). Risk preferences and transaction costs. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 5(2), 223-236. https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-2681(84)90019-2

de Meza, David (1984). Private disclosure - is honesty enough? European Economic Review, 24(3), 203-207. https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-2921(84)90108-9

de Meza, David (1984). The 4th commandment - is it pareto efficient? The Economic Journal, 94(2), 379-383.

de Meza, David (1983). Health insurance and the demand for medical care. Journal of Health Economics, 2(1), 47-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-6296(83)90011-5

de Meza, David (1983). Multinational companies and national welfare. Australian Economic Papers, 22(44), 491-494. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8454.1983.tb00441.x

de Meza, David (1983). A growth-model for a tenured-labor-managed firm - comment. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 98(3), 539-542. https://doi.org/10.2307/1886028

de Meza, David (1983). The simple welfare economics of monopolistic competition. Journal of Economic Studies, 10(1), 60-62. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb002552

de Meza, David (1983). The transfer problem in a many-country world - is it better to give than receive? Manchester School, 51(3), 266-273. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9957.1983.tb00753.x

de Meza, David (1982). Generalised oligopoly derived demand with an application to tax induced entry. Bulletin of Economic Research, 34(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8586.1982.tb00432.x

de Meza, David, von Ungern-Sternberg, T. (1982). Monopoly, product diversity and welfare. Regional Science and Urban Economics, 12(3), 313-324. https://doi.org/10.1016/0166-0462(82)90021-7

de Meza, David (1981). 'Perverse' short-run and long-run factor demand curves. Economica, 48(191), 299-303.

de Meza, David, von Ungern-Sternberg, T. (1980). Market structure and optimal stockholding: a note. Journal of Political Economy, 88(2), 395-399.

de Meza, David (1980). LDC policy towards multinationals: a case for payroll taxes and capital subsidies. Economics Letters, 5(4), 367-370. https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-1765(80)90134-2

de Meza, David (1979). Commercial policy towards multinational monopolies: reservations on Katrak. Oxford Economic Papers, 31(2), 334-337.

de Meza, David (1979). Exploitation in neoclassical general equilibrium. Economics Letters, 3(2), 103-107. https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-1765(79)90100-9

de Meza, David (1979). A theory of multinationals choice of technique and location decisions. Economics Letters, 2(1), 61-67. https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-1765(79)90207-6

de Meza, David (1978). Invention and the pursuit of antitrust. Australian Economic Papers, 17(30), 103-109. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8454.1978.tb00614.x

de Meza, David, von Ungern-Sternberg, T. (1978). Uncertainty, extraction costs and the order of resource depletion. Economics Letters, 1(3), 265-269. https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-1765(78)90036-8

de Meza, David (1977). Multinational corporations in LDCs: a comment. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 39(3), 237-241. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0084.1977.mp39003007

Book

de Meza, David, Osborne, Michael (1982). Problems in price theory. University of Chicago Press.

Chapter

Estrin, Saul, de Meza, David (2003). Unnatural monopoly. In Mudami, S. (Ed.), Privatization and Globalization: the Changing Role of the State in Business . Edward Elgar.

de Meza, David, Itaya, Jun-Ichi, Myles, Gareth D (2000). Who should pay for public goods? In Hammond, P. & Myles, G. D. (Eds.), Incentives, Organisation and Public Economics; Papers in Honour of Sir James Mirrlees . Oxford University Press.

de Meza, David, Itaya, Jun-ichi, Myles, Gareth D (2000). Who should provide public goods? In Incentives, Organisation and Public Economics: Papers in Honour of Sir James Mirrlees (pp. 123-150). Oxford University Press.

de Meza, David (1992). Insurance markets. In Newman, P., Milgate, M. & Eatwell, J. (Eds.), The New Palgrave Dictionary of Finance . Palgrave Macmillan.

de Meza, David (1992). Signalling and screening equilibria. In Newman, P., Milgate, M. & Eatwell, J. (Eds.), The New Palgrave Dictionary of Money and Finance . Palgrave Macmillan.

de Meza, David, Estrin, Saul (1991). Delivering letters: should it be decriminalised? In Crew, M. & Kleindorfter, P. (Eds.), Competition and Innovation in Postal Services . Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Estrin, Saul, de Meza, David (1991). Deregulation and competition in the British post office. In Kleindorfer, P. & Crewe, M. (Eds.), Competition and Innovation in Postal Services . Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Report

de Meza, David, Irlenbusch, Bernd, Reyniers, Diane (2008). Financial capability: a behavioural economics perspective. (Consumer research 69). The Financial Services Authority.

de Meza, David, Irlenbusch, Bernd, Reyniers, Diane J. (2007). Information versus persuasion: experimental evidence on salesmanship, mandatory disclosure and the purchase of income and loan payment protection insurance. The Financial Services Authority.

Estrin, Saul, de Meza, David (1988). Should the Post Office's statutory monopoly be lifted? London School of Economics and Political Science.

Online resource

de Meza, David (2017). Self-employment attracts the optimist.

de Meza, David, Reyniers, Diane J. (2017). Motivating consumers to make better financial decisions through behavioural economics.

de Meza, David (2015). Self-employment attracts people with an optimistic personality.

Working paper

de Meza, David, Webb, David C. (2006). Incentive design under loss aversion. (Financial Markets Group Discussion Papers 571). Financial Markets Group, The London School of Economics and Political Science.

de Meza, David, Webb, David C. (2003). Principal agent problems under loss aversion: an application to executive stock options. (Financial Markets Group Discussion Papers 478). Financial Markets Group, The London School of Economics and Political Science.

de Meza, David, Webb, David C. (2003). The near impossibility of credit rationing. (Financial Markets Group Discussion Papers 459). Financial Markets Group, The London School of Economics and Political Science.

de Meza, David, Webb, David C. (2001). Saving eliminates credit rationing. (Financial Markets Group Discussion Papers 391). Financial Markets Group, The London School of Economics and Political Science.

Coco, Giuseppe, de Meza, David (2001). In defence of usury laws. (Financial Markets Group Discussion Papers 369). Financial Markets Group, The London School of Economics and Political Science.

de Meza, David, Lockwood, Ben (1998). The property-rights theory of the firm with endogenous timing of asset purchase. (TE 364). Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines.