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January 17, 2006

A First Day Thought on "Truth on the Market"

Thomas Lambert

I didn’t pick the name of this weblog, but I really like it. It encapsulates, I believe, much of what the blogosphere is about. As Bill noted, the truth-on-the-market defense…

January 17, 2006

Will SCOTUS Tame the Exotic Beast?

Joshua Wright

It is a pretty exciting time in the antitrust world. This, of course, is bad news for firms. SCOTUS will decide three antitrust cases this term, each offering a promising…

January 1, 2006

Backdating Options and Why Executive Compensation is Not All about Norms

Geoffrey A. Manne & Joshua Wright

In this short essay, we take on some of the common claims surrounding the law and economics of the backdating of options. Most of these claims are rooted in the basic argument that backdating options amounts to concealment of compensation.

Financial Regulation

January 1, 2005

Use and Misuse of Business Documents in Antitrust Enforcement & Adjudication

Geoffrey A. Manne

In this article we examine the use of business documents to prove antitrust violations. Such usage has long occurred in the courts and regulatory agencies. More recently, there has been a scholarly effort to justify the use of such documents and the rhetoric they contain in antitrust analysis.

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

June 1, 2004

Understanding World Trade

Geoffrey A. Manne

Even the smallest economic factor can scarcely escape the effects of global commerce today. For example, a local tomato farmer may be competing with foreign imports directly, exporting her produce…

Financial Regulation

January 1, 1999

Agency Costs and the Oversight of Charitable Organizations

Geoffrey A. Manne

This article uses property rights theory and the theory of the firm to analyze the behavior of the participants in nonprofit organizations. It locates the failure of nonprofit oversight in the confluence of strict standing rules and nearly insurmountable agency costs.

Financial Regulation