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Dynamic Economic Analyses Of Selected Provisions Of Corporate Law: The Absolute Delegation Rule, Disclosure Of Intermediate Estimates And Ipo Pricing, Royce De R. Barondes Oct 1994

Dynamic Economic Analyses Of Selected Provisions Of Corporate Law: The Absolute Delegation Rule, Disclosure Of Intermediate Estimates And Ipo Pricing, Royce De R. Barondes

Faculty Publications

This Article examines three separate aspects of the relationships between corporations and their securityholders from a dynamic economic perspective: (i) the feasibility of permitting shareholders to participate in the management of their corporations through the exercise of voting rights, (ii) Rule 3b-6, the safe harbor for projections (the Safe Harbor)8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the 1934 Act),9 and (iii) the extraordinary returns available from investing in initial public offerings (IPO's). Three particular dynamic aspects are implicated in these situations.


Review Of: Ann Rappaport, Development And Transfer Of Pollution Prevention Technology, Kristina M. Jahns Sep 1994

Review Of: Ann Rappaport, Development And Transfer Of Pollution Prevention Technology, Kristina M. Jahns

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Review of: Ann Rappaport, Development and Transfer of Pollution Prevention Technology (Quorum Books 1993). Appendices, bibliographical references, figures, index, preface, tables. LC 93-292; ISBN 0-89930-816-3 [203 pp. Cloth $55.00. 88 Post Road West, Westport CT 06881.]


Hail Britannia?: Institutional Investor Behavior Under Limited Regulation, Bernard S. Black, John C. Coffee Jr. Jun 1994

Hail Britannia?: Institutional Investor Behavior Under Limited Regulation, Bernard S. Black, John C. Coffee Jr.

Michigan Law Review

The two authors of this article have been on opposite sides of this debate, but both recognize that no single explanation is complete and that other factors, such as the self-interest of fund managers, the conflicts of interest faced by institutions who want to retain corporate business, cultural forces, collective action problems, and what we can call path dependence- the difficulty of changing the structure and behavior of highly evolved and specialized institutions - have causal roles in explaining shareholder passivity. The central question in research on American corporate governance is how these forces interact to produce the characteristic …


The Corporation's Split Personality, Herbert Hovenkamp May 1994

The Corporation's Split Personality, Herbert Hovenkamp

Michigan Law Review

A Review of The Multinational Challenge to Corporation Law: The Search for a New Corporate Personality by Phillip I. Blumberg


Multidisciplinary Perspectives On The Improvement Of International Environmental Law And Institutions, Linda C. Reif Jan 1994

Multidisciplinary Perspectives On The Improvement Of International Environmental Law And Institutions, Linda C. Reif

Michigan Journal of International Law

Review of Environmental Change and International Law: New Challenges and Dimensions (Edith Brown Weiss ed.), Institutions for the Earth: Sources of Effective International Environmental Protection (Peter M. Haas, Robert O. Keohane, & Marc A. Levy eds.), and The Uncertain Promise of Law: Lessons from Bhopal. by Jamie Cassels


Note, Florida Corporation Law: Proposed Statutory Relief For Oppressed Minority Shareholders In Florida, Jeffrey M. Mcfarland Jan 1994

Note, Florida Corporation Law: Proposed Statutory Relief For Oppressed Minority Shareholders In Florida, Jeffrey M. Mcfarland

Jeffrey M McFarland

No abstract provided.


The Unimportance Of Being Earnest: Paramount Rewrites The Rules For Enhanced Scrutiny In Corporate Takeovers, Paul L. Regan Jan 1994

The Unimportance Of Being Earnest: Paramount Rewrites The Rules For Enhanced Scrutiny In Corporate Takeovers, Paul L. Regan

Paul L Regan

No abstract provided.


The Wake Of Paramount V. Qvc: Can A Majority Shareholder Avoid Triggering The Auction Duty During A Merger And Retain A Significant Equity Interest? Suggestion: A Pooling Of Interests, Phillip J. Azzollini Jan 1994

The Wake Of Paramount V. Qvc: Can A Majority Shareholder Avoid Triggering The Auction Duty During A Merger And Retain A Significant Equity Interest? Suggestion: A Pooling Of Interests, Phillip J. Azzollini

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Technology Policy Perspective On The Nih Gene Patenting Controversy, Rebecca S. Eisenberg Jan 1994

A Technology Policy Perspective On The Nih Gene Patenting Controversy, Rebecca S. Eisenberg

Articles

This article will use the NIH patent controversy as a focal point for considering when the results of government-sponsored research should be patented and when they should be dedicated to the public domain. First, this article will review the recent history of federal government policy on patenting the results of government-sponsored research. Next, this article will highlight some of the complexities involved in achieving technology transfer from the public sector to the private sector that current policy may oversimplify. With this background, this article will return to a more detailed analysis of the NIH cDNA patenting controversy and consider the …


Relationship Investing: Will It Happen? Will It Work?, Jill E. Fisch Jan 1994

Relationship Investing: Will It Happen? Will It Work?, Jill E. Fisch

All Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


An Economic Analysis Of The Potential For Coercion In Consent Solicitations For Bonds, Royce De R. Barondes Jan 1994

An Economic Analysis Of The Potential For Coercion In Consent Solicitations For Bonds, Royce De R. Barondes

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


Incentives For Peace And Profits: Federal Legislation To Encourage U.S. Enterprises To Invest In Arab-Israeli Joint Ventures, Daniel Lubetzky Jan 1994

Incentives For Peace And Profits: Federal Legislation To Encourage U.S. Enterprises To Invest In Arab-Israeli Joint Ventures, Daniel Lubetzky

Michigan Journal of International Law

This article proposes a set of provisions that would encourage U.S. companies and entities to invest in joint ventures with Israeli and Arab partners in the Middle East. The immediate effect of these provisions would be to revive and fortify the economies of that region. The long-term objectives behind the enactment of such incentives would be threefold: (1) to improve the prospects for peace and stability in the Middle East; (2) to enhance the strategic and political standing of the United States in the Middle East; and (3) to increase the long-term international competitiveness of U.S. businesses.