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2by Arcot, Sridhar Bruno, Valentina Faure-Grimaud, Antoine Published in International review of law and economics (2010)“...We examine the effectiveness of the “Comply or Explain” approach to corporate governance in the UK. Using a unique database of 245 non-financial companies for...”
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3by Licht, Amir N Goldschmidt, Chanan Schwartz, Shalom H Published in International review of law and economics (2005)“...This article advances a new framework for investigating a simple yet fundamental question: in what ways does the law on the books reflect cultural values? We...”
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4“...This paper argues that there are two tiers of entrepreneurship important for economic development. One is concerned with investments in productive technologies...”
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5by Feito-Ruiz, Isabel Menéndez-Requejo, Susana Published in International review of law and economics (2011)“...► Acquiring-firm shareholders positively value the M&A announcements. ► Cumulative Average Abnormal Return (CAAR), in (−1,+1), is 0.99% for the whole sample. ►...”
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6by Lin, Ming-Jen Published in International review of law and economics (2009)“...Economic theory suggests police and crime are negatively correlated. However, it is surprisingly difficult to demonstrate this relation empirically, as areas...”
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7by Johan, Sofia A Published in International review of law and economics (2010)“...This paper compares three aspects of IPOs on the Toronto Stock Exchange's junior (TSX-V) and senior (TSX) markets: (1) share price performance on the first day...”
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8by Omran, Mohammed M Bolbol, Ali Fatheldin, Ayten Published in International review of law and economics (2008)“...The paper works with a sample of 304 firms from different sectors of the economy, and from a representative group of Arab countries (Egypt, Jordan, Oman and...”
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9by Lambsdorff, Johann Graf Frank, Björn Published in International review of law and economics (2011)“...Why are women regarded to be more resistant towards corruption? We address this question by letting students allotted the role of public servants receive a...”
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10“...A high degree of de facto judicial independence (JI) functions as a crucial precondition of governments to credibly commit to legislative decisions, such as...”
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11by Duso, Tomaso Gugler, Klaus Yurtoglu, Burcin Published in International review of law and economics (2010)“...This paper presents empirical evidence about the ability of event studies to capture mergers’ ex-post profitability as measured by accounting data. We use a...”
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12by Di Vita, Giuseppe Published in International review of law and economics (2010)“...In this paper we attempt to explain how the delays in civil contentiousness are related to the excessive number of laws produced. On the basis of our case...”
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13by Yueh, Linda Published in International review of law and economics (2009)“...This paper explores whether the patent laws and intellectual property rights (IPR) system in China have resulted in innovation during the reform period...”
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14“...This paper studies the socio-economic and demographic determinants of crime in Spain. We estimate a crime equation using a panel dataset of Spanish provinces...”
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15by Kotsadam, Andreas Jakobsson, Niklas Published in International review of law and economics (2011)“...► In the general population, the law criminalizing the purchase of sex did not affect moral attitudes toward prostitution. ► However, in the Norwegian capital,...”
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16“...► This paper is the first to investigate the relationship between hate groups and hate crime empirically. ► We find little evidence that hate groups are...”
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17by Martinez, Isabelle Serve, Stéphanie Published in International review of law and economics (2011)“...► In this study we focus on going private transactions initiated by the historical controlling shareholders. ► We use a cost–benefit framework to analyze the...”
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18by Mungan, Murat C Published in International review of law and economics (2010)“...Many legal systems are designed to punish repeat offenders more severely than first time offenders. However, existing economic literature generally offers...”
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19by Goergen, Marc Manjon, Miguel C Renneboog, Luc Published in International review of law and economics (2008)“...This paper provides an overview of the German corporate governance system. We review the governance role of large shareholders, creditors, the product market...”
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20by Ginsburg, Tom Published in International review of law and economics (2005)“...This paper concerns the increasing use of international commitment devices by developing countries. These devices include bilateral investment treaties,...”