Corporate Law and Economic Analysis »

This collection uses economic analysis to study some of the most pressing issues in corporate law.

Introduction;

1. Mergers, acquisitions, and leveraged buyouts: an efficiency assessment Oliver E. Williamson;
2. Discounted share prices as a source of acquisition gains Reinier Kraakman;
3. Ties that bond: dual class common stock and the problem of shareholder choice Jeffrey N. Gordon;
4. Property rights in assets and resistance to tender offers David D. Haddock, Jonathan R. Macey, and Fred S. McChesney;
5. A new approach to corporate reorganizations Lucian Arye Bebchuk;
6. The corporate contract Frank H. Easterbrook and Daniel R. Fischel;
7. The state competition debate in corporate law Roberta Romano;
8. The positive role of tax law in corporate and capital markets Saul Levmore;
9. Ownership of the firm Henry Hansmann; Index.