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- September 1991
- Article
A Theory of Workouts and the Effects of Reorganization Law
By: David S. Scharfstein and Robert Gertner
Scharfstein, David S., and Robert Gertner. "A Theory of Workouts and the Effects of Reorganization Law." Journal of Finance 46, no. 4 (September 1991): 1189–1222.
- January 2005
- Case
Managing Failure: American Bankruptcy Law at a Crossroads
By: David A. Moss, Mary Oey and Jonathan Lackow
Introduces the core principles and challenges of bankruptcy law (both individual and corporate) against the backdrop of the early 1970s, when the U.S. bankruptcy system appeared to be failing. With personal bankruptcy filings at record levels and successful corporate... View Details
Moss, David A., Mary Oey, and Jonathan Lackow. "Managing Failure: American Bankruptcy Law at a Crossroads." Harvard Business School Case 705-024, January 2005.
- June 2004 (Revised April 2005)
- Background Note
Environmental Law in Real Estate Transactions
By: Arthur I Segel, Jeff Mandelbaum and Armen Panossian
Summarizes several of the major federal environmental statutes, most notably the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act ("CERCLA" or "Superfund"). Also discusses several state and local regulations. View Details
Segel, Arthur I., Jeff Mandelbaum, and Armen Panossian. "Environmental Law in Real Estate Transactions." Harvard Business School Background Note 804-185, June 2004. (Revised April 2005.)
- 2022
- Article
Dynamic Pricing Algorithms, Consumer Harm, and Regulatory Response
By: Alexander MacKay and Samuel N. Weinstein
Pricing algorithms are rapidly transforming markets, from ride-sharing apps, to air travel, to online retail. Regulators and scholars have watched this development with a wary eye. Their focus so far has been on the potential for pricing algorithms to facilitate... View Details
Keywords: Competition Policy; Regulation; Algorithmic Pricing; Dynamic Pricing; Economics; Law And Economics; Law And Regulation; Consumer Protection; Antitrust Law; Industrial Organization; Antitrust Issues And Policies; Technological Change: Choices And Consequences; Competition; Policy; Price; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Microeconomics; Duopoly and Oligopoly; Law
MacKay, Alexander, and Samuel N. Weinstein. "Dynamic Pricing Algorithms, Consumer Harm, and Regulatory Response." Washington University Law Review 100, no. 1 (2022): 111–174. (Direct download.)
- June 1999
- Background Note
Competition Between the Professions: Law Firms vs. Accounting Firms
By: Ashish Nanda
Discusses the emerging competition between law firms and accounting firms. View Details
Nanda, Ashish. "Competition Between the Professions: Law Firms vs. Accounting Firms." Harvard Business School Background Note 899-301, June 1999.
- 05 Jul 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
Deep Links: Business School Students’ Perceptions of the Role of Law and Ethics in Business
- Article
The Computer as Mediator: Law of the Sea and Beyond
Sebenius, James K. "The Computer as Mediator: Law of the Sea and Beyond." Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 1, no. 1 (Fall 1981): 77–95.
- February 2015
- Article
What Courses Should Law Students Take?: Lessons from Harvard's Big Law Survey
By: John C. Coates, Jesse M. Fried and Kathryn E. Spier
Coates, John C., Jesse M. Fried, and Kathryn E. Spier. "What Courses Should Law Students Take? Lessons from Harvard's Big Law Survey." Journal of Legal Education 64, no. 3 (February 2015): 443–454.
- June 2015
- Teaching Note
The 'Chinese Dream': Corruption, Inequality, and the Rule of Law
By: Rafael Di Tella and Meg Rithmire
- 28 Nov 2016
- Research & Ideas
Challenging the Belief that Liability Laws Kill Medical Device Innovation
deviate from commonly accepted treatments. By that line of thought, medical malpractice lawsuits would put a damper on innovation, and tort reform laws that limit exposure would spur it. But, there is... View Details
- 2001
- Other Unpublished Work
'Pure Accidents' and the Evolving Bias of American Liability Law
By: David Moss and Michael Fein
- 1992
- Chapter
Multilateral Conference Mediation: Tommy Koh and the Law of the Sea
By: James K. Sebenius and Lance Antrim
Sebenius, James K., and Lance Antrim. "Multilateral Conference Mediation: Tommy Koh and the Law of the Sea." In Mediation in International Relations: Multiple Approaches to Conflict Management, edited by Jacob Bercovitch and Jeffrey Z. Rubin, 97–130. London: Macmillan Publishing, 1992.
- August 2018
- Article
An Introduction to the Competition Law and Economics of 'Free'
By: Benjamin Edelman and Damien Geradin
Many of the largest and most successful businesses today rely on providing services at no charge to at least a portion of their users. For consumers, it is easy to celebrate free service. At least in the short term, free services are often high quality, and users find... View Details
Edelman, Benjamin, and Damien Geradin. "An Introduction to the Competition Law and Economics of 'Free'." Antitrust Chronicle (Summer 2018).
- 2018
- Chapter
Between Economic Planning and Market Competition: International Law and Economics in the U.S.
By: Laura Phillips Sawyer
The impact of institutional economics in shaping the American regulatory tradition has largely been dismissed as an incoherent attack on the neoclassical economic paradigm. This essay briefly reconstructs the interwar institutionalist movement, exploring the... View Details
Keywords: Economics; History; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Business and Government Relations; United States
Phillips Sawyer, Laura. "Between Economic Planning and Market Competition: International Law and Economics in the U.S." In New Perspectives on the History of Political Economy, edited by Robert Fredona and Sophus A. Reinert, 349–374. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
- 21 Feb 2019
- Research & Ideas
Voter ID Laws Don't Work (But They Don't Hurt Anything, Either)
ballot fraud have erupted and intense focus invested in possible measures to ensure election integrity. States have increasingly enacted voter ID laws as one such deterrent. But we also know that View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Article
On the Optimal Structure of Liability Laws
By: Jerry R. Green
We consider the control of tvo-party accidents through the use of liability rules that assign damages according to whether or not predetermined standards for care have been met. Particular emphasis is given to how the differential in the costs of accident avoidance... View Details
Green, Jerry R. "On the Optimal Structure of Liability Laws." Bell Journal of Economics 7, no. 2 (Fall 1976): 553–574.
- 2013
- Working Paper
Cross-Border Reverse Mergers: Causes and Consequences
By: Jordan Siegel and Yanbo Wang
We study non-U.S. companies that have used reverse mergers as a means to adopt U.S. corporate law (and sometimes U.S. securities law as well). Early adopters of cross-border reverse mergers and those firms that hired a Big Four auditor exhibited superior corporate... View Details
Siegel, Jordan, and Yanbo Wang. "Cross-Border Reverse Mergers: Causes and Consequences." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-089, April 2012. (Revised December 2012, March 2013, September 2013.)
- June 2005 (Revised October 2007)
- Teaching Note
The Law of One Price (TN)
By: Joshua D. Coval and Erik Stafford
Teaching Note to (2-205-079). View Details
Keywords: Price
- September 2022
- Teaching Note
Marsha Simms: Trailblazer in Corporate Law
By: Robin Ely, Boris Groysberg and Colleen Ammerman
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 422-012. View Details