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Property Law And Development Economics, Joyce Palomar Oct 2005

Property Law And Development Economics, Joyce Palomar

Joyce Palomar

No abstract provided.


The Cotton And Sugar Subsidies Decisions: Wto’S Dispute Settlement System Rebalances The Agreement On Agriculture, Stephen J. Powell, Andrew Schmitz Jul 2005

The Cotton And Sugar Subsidies Decisions: Wto’S Dispute Settlement System Rebalances The Agreement On Agriculture, Stephen J. Powell, Andrew Schmitz

Stephen Joseph Powell

Acting on a complaint by Brazil, a WTO dispute settlement panel ruled September 8, 2004, that a variety of support programs for upland cotton exceeded reduction commitments made by the United States when it signed the 1995 WTO Agriculture Agreement and were thus not immune from challenge under the WTO Subsidies Agreement, with which the Panel then found these programs inconsistent.

The Panel's conclusions, if upheld by the WTO's Appellate Body, will have significant impact on agricultural policies for specialty and program crops of the United States, Europe, and Japan. This paper analyzes the decision, notable as the first to …


The Bundling Of Academic Journals, Aaron S. Edlin, Daniel L. Rubinfeld May 2005

The Bundling Of Academic Journals, Aaron S. Edlin, Daniel L. Rubinfeld

Daniel L. Rubinfeld

No abstract provided.


The Bundling Of Academic Journals, Aaron S. Edlin, Daniel L. Rubinfeld May 2005

The Bundling Of Academic Journals, Aaron S. Edlin, Daniel L. Rubinfeld

Aaron Edlin

No abstract provided.


New Globalization: Mediating The Role Of Mediation In Enforcing International Fair Labor Standards, Jason Wiener Dec 2004

New Globalization: Mediating The Role Of Mediation In Enforcing International Fair Labor Standards, Jason Wiener

Jason Wiener

No abstract provided.


Knowledge And Power In The Mechanical Firm: Planning For Profit In Austrian Perspective, Richard Adelstein Dec 2004

Knowledge And Power In The Mechanical Firm: Planning For Profit In Austrian Perspective, Richard Adelstein

Richard Adelstein

A theory of central planning employing Austrian themes and applied to private firms and Taylorism.


Overenforcement, Alex Stein, Richard A. Bierschbach Dec 2004

Overenforcement, Alex Stein, Richard A. Bierschbach

Alex Stein

Overenforcement of the law is widespread, but underinvestigated. Overenforcement occurs when the total sanction suffered by the violator of a legal rule exceeds the amount optimal for deterrence. Overenforcement sometimes generates overdeterrence that cannot be remedied through the adjustment of substantive liability standards or penalties ex ante. When that happens, the legal system can counteract the effects of overenforcement by adjusting evidentiary or procedural rules to make liability less likely. This framework, which we call the overenforcement paradigm, illuminates previously unnoticed features of various evidentiary and procedural arrangements. It also provides a useful analytical and prescriptive tool for creating optimal …