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- 26 Oct 2017 - 29 Oct 2017
- Conference Presentation
Reconfiguring Competition: Corporate Law, Democratic Dissent, and the Creation of State Antitrust Law
By: Laura Phillips Sawyer
- Article
Laws versus Contracts: Legal Origins, Shareholder Protections, and Ownership Concentration in Brazil, 1890–1950
By: Aldo Musacchio
This article examines some of the institutional conditions that facilitated the development of equity markets in Brazil. A critical factor was the addition of protections for investors to corporate bylaws, which enabled relatively large corporations in Brazil to... View Details
Keywords: Voting; Equity; Financial Markets; Investment; Governance Controls; Business History; Ownership Stake; Brazil
Musacchio, Aldo. "Laws versus Contracts: Legal Origins, Shareholder Protections, and Ownership Concentration in Brazil, 1890–1950." Business History Review 82, no. 3 (Fall 2008): 445–473.
- 1993
- Chapter
The Law of the Sea Conference: Lessons for Negotiations to Control Global Warming
Keywords: Negotiation; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Agreements and Arrangements; International Relations
Sebenius, James K. "The Law of the Sea Conference: Lessons for Negotiations to Control Global Warming." In International Environmental Negotiation, edited by Gunnar Sjostedt, 189–216. Beverly Hills, CA: SAGE Publications, 1993.
- September 2001
- Background Note
Note on Application of the Antitrust Laws to the New Economy: An Analysis of United States v. Microsoft Corporation
Analyzes the 1991 decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in the seminal New Economy antitrust case United States vs. Microsoft Corp., 253 F.3rd 34 (D.C. Cir. 2001), which arose out of Microsoft's efforts to promote Internet Explorer... View Details
Keywords: Lawsuits and Litigation; Software; Intellectual Property; Monopoly; Laws and Statutes; Information Technology Industry; District of Columbia
Bagley, Constance E. "Note on Application of the Antitrust Laws to the New Economy: An Analysis of United States v. Microsoft Corporation." Harvard Business School Background Note 802-090, September 2001.
- 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.
- 2008
- Working Paper
Rethinking the Role of History in Law & Economics: The Case of the Federal Radio Commission in 1927
By: David A. Moss and Jonathan B. Lackow
In the study of law and economics, there is a danger that historical inferences from theory may infect historical tests of theory. It is imperative, therefore, that historical tests always involve a vigorous search not only for confirming evidence, but for... View Details
Keywords: Economic History; Decision Choices and Conditions; Government Legislation; Law; Media and Broadcasting Industry
Moss, David A., and Jonathan B. Lackow. "Rethinking the Role of History in Law & Economics: The Case of the Federal Radio Commission in 1927." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-008, August 2008.
- 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.)
- October 2012 (Revised July 2013)
- Supplement
Creating the First Public Law Firm: The IPO of Slater & Gordon Limited, Spreadsheet Supplement
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Scott Mayfield
- March 2003
- Article
When the Law Does Not Matter: The Rise and Decline of the Mexican Oil Industry
By: Stephen Haber, Noel Maurer and Armando Razo
Haber, Stephen, Noel Maurer, and Armando Razo. "When the Law Does Not Matter: The Rise and Decline of the Mexican Oil Industry." Journal of Economic History 63, no. 1 (March 2003): 1–31.
- November 2012 (Revised September 2013)
- Case
The JOBS Act of 2012
By: Lena G. Goldberg
This Note summarizes the potential of the Jobs Act of 2012 to change the way in which emerging growth companies, or EMGs, access capital markets. Described as among the most significant change to US securities laws in over 20 years, the Jobs Act may reduce the burdens... View Details
Keywords: Laws And Regulation; Crowdfunding; IPO; Quiet Period; Business Ventures; Entrepreneurship; Law; North and Central America
Goldberg, Lena G. "The JOBS Act of 2012." Harvard Business School Case 313-091, November 2012. (Revised September 2013.)
- April 2013 (Revised June 2013)
- Teaching Note
Creating the First Public Law Firm: The IPO of Slater & Gordon Limited (TN)
By: Benjamin C. Esty and E. Scott Mayfield
- January 2018
- Background Note
Shareholder Value Maximization, Fiduciary Duties, and the Business Judgement Rule: What Does the Law Say?
By: Rebecca Henderson and Tony L He
Henderson, Rebecca, and Tony L He. "Shareholder Value Maximization, Fiduciary Duties, and the Business Judgement Rule: What Does the Law Say?" Harvard Business School Background Note 318-097, January 2018.
- 15 Oct 2015 - 18 Oct 2015
- Conference Presentation
Institutional Economics and Managed Competition: U.S. Antitrust, Economics and Law in the Progressive Era, 1911-1929
By: Laura Phillips Sawyer
- Nov 2014
- Conference Presentation
Institutional Economics and Managed Competition: U.S. Antitrust, Economics and Law in the Long Progressive Era
By: Laura Phillips Sawyer
Phillips Sawyer, Laura. "Institutional Economics and Managed Competition: U.S. Antitrust, Economics and Law in the Long Progressive Era." Paper presented at the American Society for Legal History Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, November 2014.
- 5 Oct 2018
- Other Presentation
Voting Trusts and Antitrust in Illinois: Rethinking the Role of State Corporation Law in Competition Policy
By: Laura Phillips Sawyer and Naomi R. Lamoreaux
- 1984
- Book
Negotiating the Law of the Sea: Lessons in the Art and Science of Reaching Agreement
Sebenius, James K. Negotiating the Law of the Sea: Lessons in the Art and Science of Reaching Agreement. Harvard Economic Studies. Harvard University Press, 1984. (Winner of Harold and Margaret Sprout Award For the best book in the study of international environmental problems presented by International Studies Association.)
- July 2016
- Case
The EC Rains on Oracle/Sun (A)
By: Lena G. Goldberg
Oracle's proposed acquisition of Sun was on a fast track until the EC's antitrust concerns about open-source MySQL ignited a transatlantic war of words delaying the deal. Sun's performance suffered and its customers were approached by competitors while regulatory... View Details
Keywords: Law; Antitrust; EC Regulation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Multinational Firms and Management; Laws and Statutes; Monopoly; Business and Government Relations
Goldberg, Lena G. "The EC Rains on Oracle/Sun (A)." Harvard Business School Case 317-009, July 2016.
- June 2007
- Article
Law and Finance in Historical Perspective: Politics, Bankruptcy Law, and Corporate Governance in Brazil, 1850-2002
By: Aldo Musacchio
Keywords: Law; Finance; History; Perspective; Government and Politics; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Corporate Governance; Brazil
Musacchio, Aldo. "Law and Finance in Historical Perspective: Politics, Bankruptcy Law, and Corporate Governance in Brazil, 1850-2002." Journal of Economic History 67, no. 2 (June 2007): 502–506. (Dissertation summary.)
- 2006
- Working Paper
Can Civil Law Countries Get Good Institutions? Creditor Rights and Bond Markets in Brazil, 1850-2003
By: Aldo Musacchio
Musacchio, Aldo. "Can Civil Law Countries Get Good Institutions? Creditor Rights and Bond Markets in Brazil, 1850-2003." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 06-040, March 2006.
- 2015
- Working Paper
Information Frictions and the Law of One Price: 'When the States and the Kingdom Became United'
By: Claudia Steinwender
Steinwender, Claudia. "Information Frictions and the Law of One Price: 'When the States and the Kingdom Became United'." Working Paper, May 2015. (2014 WTO Essay Award for Young Economists, Best Paper Award at RIEF XIIIth Doctoral Meeting,Klaus-Liebscher-Award 2014, FIW Award 2015.)