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2012, volume 33, articles 3

Introduction to special issue: Harmonisation of contract law: an economic and behavioural perspective pp. 473-480

Jan Smits

How to build European private law: an economic analysis of the lawmaking and harmonization dimensions in European private law pp. 481-503

Fernando Gomez and Juan-José Ganuza

The limits of contract law harmonization pp. 505-519

Erin O’Hara O’Connor

Will firms consider a European optional instrument in contract law? pp. 521-540

Gary Low

Is harmonization of legal rules an appropriate target? Lessons from the global financial crisis pp. 541-564

Helmut Wagner

The application of the Khiyar al-‘Aib (option of defect) principle in on-line contracts and consumer rights pp. 565-575

Parviz Bagheri and Kamal Hassan

Providing credibility around the world: effective devices of the Cape Town Convention pp. 577-601

Yoshinobu Zasu and Ikumi Sato

Explanatory factors of the relationship between gender diversity and corporate performance pp. 603-620

Luis Rodríguez-Domínguez, Isabel-María García-Sánchez and Isabel Gallego-Álvarez

Morality, social norms and the rule of law as transaction cost-saving devices: the case of ancient Athens pp. 621-643

Anastassios Karayiannis and Aristides Hatzis

The strategy of raising counterfeiters’ costs in luxury markets pp. 645-661

Insaf Bekir, Sana Harbi and Gilles Grolleau

Bilateral investment treaties: an empirical analysis of the practices of Brazil and China pp. 663-690

Dan Wei

A note on antitrust damages and leniency programs pp. 691-699

Frederik Silbye

Karl Albrecht Schachtschneider: Verfassungsrecht der Europäischen Union. Teil 2: Wirtschaftsverfassung mit Welthandelsordnung pp. 701-702

Juergen Backhaus

Constantin Stefanou, Simone White, Helen Xanthaki: OLAF at the crossroads. Action against EU fraud, studies in international & comparative law: volume 7 pp. 703-703

Juergen Backhaus

Erratum to: Cross-Border cooperation in the Rhine-Meuse region: Aachen (D) and Heerlen (NLs) pp. 705-705

Simon Duindam and Lisa Waddington

2012, volume 33, articles 2

Cross-Border cooperation in the Rhine-Meuse region: Aachen (D) and Heerlen (NLs) pp. 307-320

Simon Duindam and Lisa Waddington

2012, volume 33, articles 1

Preventing innovative cooperations: the legal exemptions unintended side effect pp. 1-22

Christian Growitsch, Nicole Nulsch and Margarethe Rammerstorfer

Emergence of an innovative regulation mode in water utilities in France: between commission regulation and franchise bidding pp. 23-45

Lætitia Guérin-Schneider and Michel Nakhla

A note on reverse auctions pp. 47-50

Alberto Gaggero

The political economy of the green technology sector: A study about institutions, diffusion and efficiency pp. 51-81

Leo Wangler

Coase theorem and exchangeable rights in non-cooperative games pp. 83-100

E. Guzzini and Antonio Palestrini

Bankruptcy systems and economic performance across countries: some empirical evidence pp. 101-126

Marianna Succurro

Risk management and regulation compliance with tradable permits under dynamic uncertainty pp. 127-157

Pasquale Scandizzo and Odin Knudsen

Sequencing of remedies in sales law pp. 159-184

Tim Friehe and Tobias Tröger

The cost of regulation in a decentralized context: the case of the Spanish regions pp. 185-203

Anabel Zárate-Marco and Jaime Vallés-Giménez

An experimental investigation on optimal bankruptcy laws pp. 205-229

Daniela Di Cagno and Marco Spallone

Silke Kamp, Die verspätete Kolonie. Hugenotten in Potsdam 1685–1809, Quellen und Forschungen zur Brandenburgischen und Preußischen Geschichte, Band 42 pp. 231-231

Juergen Backhaus

Roel Westrick, Jeroen van der Weide: Party autonomy in international property law pp. 233-233

Juergen Backhaus

Ulrich Thielemann: Wettbewerb als Gerechtigkeitskonzept, Kritik des Neoliberalismus pp. 235-235

Juergen Backhaus

Joseph A. McCahery, Erik P. M. Vermeulen: Corporate governance of non-listed companies pp. 237-238

Juergen Backhaus

2011, volume 32, articles 3

Intellectual property rights on creativity and heritage: the case of the fashion industry pp. 305-339

Christian Barrère and Sophie Delabruyère

The meaning of regulatory costs pp. 341-356

Wim Marneffe and Lode Vereeck

The right of withdrawal in the treaty of Lisbon: a game theoretic reflection on different decision processes in the EU pp. 357-375

Susanne Lechner and Renate Ohr

Mandatory accounting disclosure by small private companies pp. 377-413

Benito Arruñada

2011, volume 32, articles 2

The law and economics of class actions pp. 165-168

Juergen Backhaus, Alberto Cassone and Giovanni Ramello

The costs of class actions: allocation and collective redress in the US experience pp. 169-183

Guido Calabresi and Kevin Schwartz

An introduction to the law and economics of class action litigation pp. 185-203

Thomas Ulen

The simple economics of class action: private provision of club and public goods pp. 205-224

Alberto Cassone and Giovanni Ramello

The law firm as an investment bank in class actions pp. 225-228

Juergen Backhaus

Incentive effects of class actions and punitive damages under alternative procedural regimes pp. 229-240

Marta Cenini, Barbara Luppi and Francesco Parisi

Informational externalities and settlements in mass tort litigations pp. 241-262

Bruno Deffains and Eric Langlais

The case against lawyers’ contingent fees and the misapplication of principal-agent models pp. 263-292

Lorenzo Sacconi

Seeking rents through class actions and legislative lobbying: a comparison pp. 293-304

Sophie Harnay and Alain Marciano

2011, volume 32, articles 1

Can corruption constrain the size of governments? pp. 1-14

Francisco Azpitarte

Detecting illegal activities: the case of cartels pp. 15-33

Korbinian von Blanckenburg and Alexander Geist

Economic crisis and morale pp. 35-49

Friedrich Heinemann

Some stylised facts about cash and black economies in Germany pp. 51-67

Gerhard Graf

On the political economy of the informal sector and income redistribution pp. 69-87

Ozan Hatipoglu and Gulenay Ozbek

Voluntary versus enforced tax compliance: empirical evidence for the “slippery slope” framework pp. 89-97

Stephan Muehlbacher, Erich Kirchler and Herbert Schwarzenberger

The socioeconomic and demographic determinants of crime in Iran (a regional panel study) pp. 99-114

GholamReza Keshavarz Haddad and Hamed M.Moghadam

Organized crime, money laundering and legal economy: theory and simulations pp. 115-142

Raffaella Barone and Donato Masciandaro

The size of the underground economy in Germany: a correction of the record and new evidence from the modified-cash-deposit-ratio approach pp. 143-163

Michael Pickhardt and Jordi Sardà