Research Handbook on the Economics of Corporate Law

Edited by Claire A. Hill and Brett H. McDonnell

in Books from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Comprising essays specially commissioned for the volume, leading scholars who have shaped the field of corporate law and governance explore and critique developments in this vibrant and expanding area and offer possible directions for future research.

Keywords: Economics and Finance; Law - Academic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
ISBN: 9781848449589
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Introduction: The Evolution of the Economic Analysis of Corporate Law

Claire A. Hill and Brett H. McDonnell

Ch 2 Director Primacy

Stephen M. Bainbridge

Ch 3 Corporate Law and the Team Production Problem

Margaret M. Blair

Ch 4 The Role of Shareholders in the Modern American Corporation

D. Gordon Smith

Ch 5 Creditors and Debt Governance

Charles K. Whitehead

Ch 6 Employees and the Boundaries of the Corporation

Matthew T. Bodie

Ch 7 The Role of the Public Interest in Corporate Law

Ian B. Lee

Ch 8 Fiduciary Duties: The Emerging Jurisprudence

Claire A. Hill and Brett H. McDonnell

Ch 9 Empirical Studies of Representative Litigation

Randall S. Thomas and Robert B. Thompson

Ch 10 The Elusive Quest for Director Independence

Lisa M. Fairfax

Ch 11 ‘Low-Cost’ Shareholder Activism: A Review of the Evidence

Fabrizio Ferri

Ch 12 Takeover Theory and the Law and Economics Movement

Steven M. Davidoff

Ch 13 The Law and Economics of Executive Compensation: Theory and Evidence

David I. Walker

Ch 14 Transaction Cost Engineers, Loophole Engineers or Gatekeepers: The Role of Business Lawyers After the Financial Meltdown

Richard W. Painter

Ch 15 Credit Rating Agencies and Regulatory Reform

Aline Darbellay and Frank Partnoy

Ch 16 The Influence of Law and Economics on Law and Accounting: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

Lawrence A. Cunningham

Ch 17 The Role and Regulation of the Research Analyst

Jill E. Fisch

Ch 18 D&O Insurance and the Ability of Shareholder Litigation to Deter

Sean J. Griffith

Ch 19 The Influence of Investment Banks on Corporate Governance

Tamar Frankel

Ch 20 Varieties of Corporate Law-Making: Competition, Preemption, and Federalism

Robert B. Ahdieh

Ch 21 The Past and Future of Comparative Corporate Governance

Donald C. Clarke

Ch 22 Self-Dealing by Corporate Insiders: Legal Constraints and Loopholes

Vladimir Atanasov, Bernard Black and Conrad S. Ciccotello

Ch 23 Behavioral Approaches to Corporate Law

Donald C. Langevoort

Ch 24 Market Efficiency After the Fall: Where Do We Stand Following the Financial Crisis?

Ronald J. Gilson and Reinier Kraakman

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