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AEA Issues New Disclosure Guidelines for Economists
Here they are: 1) Every submitted article should state the sources of financial support for the particular research it describes. If none, that fact should be stated. (2) Each author of a submitted article should identify each interested party from whom he or she has received significant financial support, summing to at least $10,000 in ... AEA Issues New Disclosure Guidelines for Economists
Remembering Larry Ribstein
I was terribly saddened and, quite frankly, dumbfounded when I heard that Larry Ribstein had passed away. I had seen Larry approximately three weeks before when he gave a workshop at Yale and the last thought that would have crossed my mind would have been that I would be receiving such horrible news. At the ... Remembering Larry Ribstein
Best Antitrust Articles and Books of 2011
Danny Sokol posted some nominations for best Antitrust Article from a variety of antitrust experts. I was supposed to include my nomination for that list but missed the deadline. Turns out my draft list doesn’t have much overlap with the articles nominated over there, so I figured I’d share my whole list here with all ... Best Antitrust Articles and Books of 2011
Remembering Larry
It is hard to imagine a world without Larry. I had the privilege of being his colleague at Illinois for four years and getting to interact with Larry regularly was among the best things about that time. My office was between his office and the coffee machine and he’d regularly stop in, casually toss of ... Remembering Larry
Remembering Larry Ribstein
Like everyone else, I am shaken by Larry’s untimely passing. He was a fine scholar and a truly nice person. His *generosity* is what I remember most about him, especially as relates to younger scholars. As Geoff has mentioned, an obvious example of Larry’s generosity to the young was his willingness to put his ... Remembering Larry Ribstein
Larry Ribstein, RIP
This morning our dear colleague, Larry Ribstein, passed away. The intellectual life of everyone who knew him, of this blog, and of the legal academy at large is deeply diminished for his passing. For me, as for many others, Larry was an important influence, not only intellectually but personally, as well. Larry was the godfather ... Larry Ribstein, RIP
The AALS doesn’t want to hear about the future of law teaching
The AALS each year selects a few “hot topics” program proposals for discussion of “late-breaking” subjects at the January meeting. This year I agreed to be included in a hot topics panel described as follows: Law schools have long kept a comfortable distance from the concerns of the practicing bar. Earlier calls for reform such ... The AALS doesn’t want to hear about the future of law teaching
What Does the Stock Market Tell Us in the Aftermath of the Failed AT&T / T-Mobile Merger?
In the wake of the announcement that AT&T and T-Mobile are walking away from their proposed merger, there will be ample time to discuss whether the deal would have passed muster in federal court, and to review the various strategic maneuvers by the parties, the DOJ, and the FCC. But now is a good time ... What Does the Stock Market Tell Us in the Aftermath of the Failed AT&T / T-Mobile Merger?
Some Much-Needed Antitrust Skepticism on Senate Letter Urging FTC Google Investigation
Back in September, the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Antitrust Subcommittee held a hearing on “The Power of Google: Serving Consumers or Threatening Competition?” Given the harsh questioning from the Subcommittee’s Chairman Herb Kohl (D-WI) and Ranking Member Mike Lee (R-UT), no one should have been surprised by the letter they sent yesterday to the Federal Trade ... Some Much-Needed Antitrust Skepticism on Senate Letter Urging FTC Google Investigation
The Twitter campaign for the STOCK act
Professor Bainbridge is urging his readers to pressure Eric Cantor into dropping his opposition to pending legislation that would ban Congressional insider trading. But before you Twitter Cantor, please read Todd Henderson and my Politico column, in which we make the following point, among others: A prohibition on trading would be impossible to enforce because ... The Twitter campaign for the STOCK act
Notes from the tea party caucus of corporate academia
Roberta Romano has just posted her paper, Regulating in the Dark. Here’s the abstract: Foundational financial legislation is typically adopted in the midst or aftermath of financial crises, when an informed understanding of the causes of the crisis is not yet available. Moreover, financial institutions operate in a dynamic environment of considerable uncertainty, such that ... Notes from the tea party caucus of corporate academia
UCLA Law’s Lowell Milken Institute Law Teaching Fellowship Now Accepting Applications
I’m pleased to pass along the following information from the Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and Policy at UCLA School of Law: Introduction The Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and Policy at UCLA School of Law is now accepting applications for the Lowell Milken Institute Law Teaching Fellowship. This fellowship is a ... UCLA Law’s Lowell Milken Institute Law Teaching Fellowship Now Accepting Applications
