Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Law Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Articles 1 - 9 of 9

Full-Text Articles in Law

A Tribute To Ronald Coase: A Legend Misunderstood, Philip L. Fraietta Jan 2014

A Tribute To Ronald Coase: A Legend Misunderstood, Philip L. Fraietta

Res Gestae

No abstract provided.


A Contractual Approach To Shareholder Oppression Law, Benjamin Means Nov 2011

A Contractual Approach To Shareholder Oppression Law, Benjamin Means

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Transatlantic Divergence In Legal Thought: American Law And Economics Vs. German Doctrinalism, The, Kristoffel Grechenig, Martin Gelter Jan 2008

The Transatlantic Divergence In Legal Thought: American Law And Economics Vs. German Doctrinalism, The, Kristoffel Grechenig, Martin Gelter

Faculty Scholarship

Law and economics has become an integral part of U.S. legal scholarship and the law school curriculum. Ever since the legal realist movement, scholars mostly view the law from an external perspective. It may be surprising to many in the United States that European legal scholarship has been largely resistant to this development. Law is typically viewed "from the inside," that is as an autonomous discipline independent from the other social sciences. Most legal scholarship is doctrinal, meaning that legal scholars employ interpretative methods in order to systematically expose the law and to find out what the law is, frequently …


Taking Finance Seriously: How Debt Financing Distorts Bidding Outcomes In Corporate Takeovers, Robert P. Bartlett Iii Jan 2008

Taking Finance Seriously: How Debt Financing Distorts Bidding Outcomes In Corporate Takeovers, Robert P. Bartlett Iii

Fordham Law Review

Economic analysis of corporate takeovers has traditionally advocated legal doctrines that ensure a target company in a takeover contest is acquired by the bidder willing to pay the most for it. The reason stems from the conventional assumption that a bidder's offer price should reflect its ability to put a target's assets to productive use. This Article challenges this assumption by turning to the success of private equity firms in outbidding publicly traded, strategic bidders during the takeover wave of 2004 to 2007. Using standard valuation modeling, this Article reveals how a critical component of any bidder's valuation of a …


The Intrinsic Value Of Obeying A Law: Economic Analysis Of The Internal Viewpoint, Robert Cooter Jan 2006

The Intrinsic Value Of Obeying A Law: Economic Analysis Of The Internal Viewpoint, Robert Cooter

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


Duty In Tort Law: An Economic Approach, Keith N. Hylton Jan 2006

Duty In Tort Law: An Economic Approach, Keith N. Hylton

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


An Assessment Of Cross-National Regulatory Burden Comparisons, Thomas D. Hopkins Jan 2006

An Assessment Of Cross-National Regulatory Burden Comparisons, Thomas D. Hopkins

Fordham Urban Law Journal

The Article compares several rankings systems for national regulatory compliance costs. It finds the ranking systems are limited to differentiating between those countries least burdened by regulation from those most burdened by regulation. It concludes the rankings could be an important tool for deciding which countries would be the most promising for regulatory burden reduction initiatives.


Chart Accompanying: An Assessment Of Cross-National Regulatory Burden Comparisons, Thomas D. Hopkins Jan 2006

Chart Accompanying: An Assessment Of Cross-National Regulatory Burden Comparisons, Thomas D. Hopkins

Fordham Urban Law Journal

The Article compares several rankings systems for national regulatory compliance costs. It finds the ranking systems are limited to differentiating between those countries least burdened by regulation from those most burdened by regulation. It concludes the rankings could be an important tool for deciding which countries would be the most promising for regulatory burden reduction initiatives.


Note: Economies Of Scale: Weighing Operating Efficiency When Enforcing Antitrust Law, Laraine L. Laudati Jan 1981

Note: Economies Of Scale: Weighing Operating Efficiency When Enforcing Antitrust Law, Laraine L. Laudati

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.