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Nonprofit Executive Pay As An Agency Problem: Evidence From U.S. Colleges And Universities, Brian D. Galle, David I. Walker 2014 Georgetown University Law Center

Nonprofit Executive Pay As An Agency Problem: Evidence From U.S. Colleges And Universities, Brian D. Galle, David I. Walker

Faculty Scholarship

We analyze the determinants of the compensation of private college and university presidents from 1999 through 2007. We find that the fraction of institutional revenue derived from current donations is negatively associated with compensation and that presidents of religiously-affiliated institutions receive lower levels of compensation. Looking at the determinants of contributions, we find a negative association between presidential pay and subsequent donations. We interpret these results as consistent with the hypotheses that donors to nonprofits are sensitive to executive pay and that stakeholder outrage plays a role in constraining that pay. We discuss the implications of these findings for the …


The Use And Abuse Of Labor's Capital, David H. Webber 2014 Boston University School of Law

The Use And Abuse Of Labor's Capital, David H. Webber

Faculty Scholarship

The recent financial crisis has jeopardized the retirement savings of twenty-seven million Americans who depend on public pension funds, leading to cuts in benefits, increased employee contributions, job losses, and the rollback of legal rights like collective bargaining. This Article examines ways in which public pension funds invest against the economic interests of their own participants and beneficiaries, and the legal implications of these investments. In particular, the Article focuses on the use of public pensions to fund privatization of public employee jobs. Under the ascendant — and flawed — interpretation of the fiduciary duty of loyalty, public pension trustees …


Grand Anse Declaration: Can The Caribbean Community Realistically Integrate Intraregional Trade And Production Within The Confines Of The Caricom Treaty By 1993?, C. Ray Miskelley 2014 University of Georgia School of Law

Grand Anse Declaration: Can The Caribbean Community Realistically Integrate Intraregional Trade And Production Within The Confines Of The Caricom Treaty By 1993?, C. Ray Miskelley

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


The Cost Of Protectionism: Should The Law Favor Producers Or Consumers?, Robert W. McGee 2014 Seton Hall University

The Cost Of Protectionism: Should The Law Favor Producers Or Consumers?, Robert W. Mcgee

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


China's Human Rights Record Since Tiananmen 1989 And The Recent Mixed Response Of The United States, Daniel C. Turack 2014 Capital University Law & Graduate Center

China's Human Rights Record Since Tiananmen 1989 And The Recent Mixed Response Of The United States, Daniel C. Turack

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


The North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta): Good For Jobs, For The Environment, And For America, Thomas J. Schoenbaum 2014 University of Georgia School of Law

The North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta): Good For Jobs, For The Environment, And For America, Thomas J. Schoenbaum

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Delaware’S Familiarity, Brian J. Broughman, Darian M. Ibrahim 2014 William & Mary Law School

Delaware’S Familiarity, Brian J. Broughman, Darian M. Ibrahim

Popular Media

No abstract provided.


The Pacific War, Continued: Denationalizing International Law In The Senkaku/Diaoyu Island Dispute, Joseph Jackson Harris 2014 University of Georgia School of Law

The Pacific War, Continued: Denationalizing International Law In The Senkaku/Diaoyu Island Dispute, Joseph Jackson Harris

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


European Economic Community - Environmental Policy - Economic And Fiscal Instruments - Report Of The Working Group Of Experts From The Member States Proposes The Use Of Economic And Fiscal Instruments To Attain Community-Wide Environmental Goals, John B. Nicholson 2014 University of Georgia School of Law

European Economic Community - Environmental Policy - Economic And Fiscal Instruments - Report Of The Working Group Of Experts From The Member States Proposes The Use Of Economic And Fiscal Instruments To Attain Community-Wide Environmental Goals, John B. Nicholson

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Ec Company Law - The European Company V. The European Economic Interest Grouping And The Harmonization Of The National Company Laws, Johan de Bruycker 2014 DeBandt, Van Hecke & Lagae

Ec Company Law - The European Company V. The European Economic Interest Grouping And The Harmonization Of The National Company Laws, Johan De Bruycker

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


German Reunification - The Privatization Of Socialist Property On East Germany's Path To Democracy, Michael J. Thomerson 2014 University of Georgia School of Law

German Reunification - The Privatization Of Socialist Property On East Germany's Path To Democracy, Michael J. Thomerson

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Toward Win-Win Sustainable Development, Linda Moon 2014 Columbia Law School

Toward Win-Win Sustainable Development, Linda Moon

Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment Staff Publications

An interview with Lisa Sachs, Director of the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment.


Delaware Law As Lingua Franca: Theory And Evidence, Brian Broughman, Jesse A. Fried, Darian Ibrahim 2014 Vanderbilt University Law School

Delaware Law As Lingua Franca: Theory And Evidence, Brian Broughman, Jesse A. Fried, Darian Ibrahim

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

Why would a firm incorporate in Delaware rather than in its home state? Prior explanations have focused on the inherent features of Delaware corporate law, as well as the positive network externalities created by so many other firms domiciling in Delaware. We offer an additional explanation: a firm may choose Delaware simply because its law is nationally known and thus can serve as a “lingua franca” for in-state and out-of-state investors. Analyzing the incorporation decisions of 1,850 VC-backed startups, we find evidence consistent with this lingua-franca explanation. Indeed, the lingua-franca effect appears to be more important than other factors that …


Reinventing Copyright And Patent, Abraham Bell, Gideon Parchomovsky 2014 Bar-Ilan University Faculty of Law

Reinventing Copyright And Patent, Abraham Bell, Gideon Parchomovsky

Michigan Law Review

Intellectual property systems all over the world are modeled on a one-size-fitsall principle. However important or unimportant, inventions and original works receive the same scope of protection, for the same period of time, backed by the same variety of legal remedies. Essentially, all intellectual property is equal under the law. This equality comes at a heavy price, however. The equality principle gives all creators access to the same remedies, even when those remedies create perverse litigation incentives. Moreover, society overpays for innovation through more monopoly losses than are strictly necessary to incentivize production. In this Article, we propose a solution …


Market Efficiency And The Problem Of Retail Flight, Alicia J. Davis 2014 University of Michigan Law School

Market Efficiency And The Problem Of Retail Flight, Alicia J. Davis

Articles

In 1950, 91 % of common stock in the U.S. was owned directly by individual inves­ tors. Today, that percentage stands at only 23%. The mass exodus of retail investors and their investment dollars has negative implications not only for capital formation and investor protection, but also for market efficiency. Individual investors are often assumed to be noise traders who distort stock prices and harm market functioning. Therefore, some argue that their withdrawal from the market should be of little concern; indeed, it should be celebrated. Recent empirical evidence calls this assertion of retail noise trading into doubt, and this …


Saving Sharks By Nudging Change, Tan K. B. EUGENE 2014 Singapore Management University

Saving Sharks By Nudging Change, Tan K. B. Eugene

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

In a commentary, SMU Associate Professor of Law and an ‘I’m FINished with FINS’ campaign ambassador Eugene Tan welcomed Parliament’s passing of the Animals and Birds (Amendment) Bill. He commented that the Bill, which seeks to enhance the welfare and responsible care of animals, is important as he felt that our treatment of non-human beings, which share the same space we do, speaks equally to what we are as a society as well as our sense of well-being and responsibility to creatures unable to protect themselves. Citing the silent, unfolding phenomenon of the declining popularity of shark’s fin soup in …


The Reauthorization Of Exon-Florio: A Battle Between Spurring The U.S. Economy And Protecting National Security, Ellison F. McCoy 2014 University of Georgia School of Law

The Reauthorization Of Exon-Florio: A Battle Between Spurring The U.S. Economy And Protecting National Security, Ellison F. Mccoy

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Russian Membership In The Imf: A Look At The Problems, Past And Present, Buck Wiley 2014 University of Georgia School of Law

Russian Membership In The Imf: A Look At The Problems, Past And Present, Buck Wiley

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


North American Free Trade Agreement: The Public Debate, Frances Lee Ansley 2014 University of Tennessee

North American Free Trade Agreement: The Public Debate, Frances Lee Ansley

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


The Legal Framework For Private Sector Development In A Transitional Economy: The Case Of Poland, Cheryl W. Gray, Rebecca J. Hanson, Michael A. Heller, Peter G. Ianachkov, Daniel T. Ostas 2014 World Bank

The Legal Framework For Private Sector Development In A Transitional Economy: The Case Of Poland, Cheryl W. Gray, Rebecca J. Hanson, Michael A. Heller, Peter G. Ianachkov, Daniel T. Ostas

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


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