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Is There Really Less Securities Fraud? And If So, Should We Thank the Feds?

Securities fraud class-actions are down. In an op-ed in yesterday’s WSJ, Joseph Grundfest observed that both the number of such actions and the dollar value of total damages claims have dropped dramatically since mid-2005. Why has this decline occurred? Grundfest considers several possible reasons. First, the decline might be due to the criminal prosecution of ... Is There Really Less Securities Fraud? And If So, Should We Thank the Feds?

Let Ethanol Fail

The recent State of the Union address, in which President Bush called for an almost 500% increase in alternative fuel consumption by 2017, once again turned the nation’s attention to the various elixirs that promise to make the U.S. “energy independent.” The closer we look, though, the less appealing the leading alternative fuel — ethanol ... Let Ethanol Fail

Rizzo and Whitman on Paternalist Slopes

Libertarian paternalism, behavioral law and economics, and “soft” paternalism are topics of discussion here on TOTM from time to time (see, e.g. here, here, and here).  Two very good economists who think about these problems quite a bit, Mario Rizzo (NYU) and Glen Whitman (Agoraphilia, CSUN), have posted their paper “Paternalist Slopes.”  I had the ... Rizzo and Whitman on Paternalist Slopes

Majority Voting Trial Balloon

One of the purported advantages of blogging is it allows a blogger to float a “trial balloon” relating to traditional scholarship he/she has in the works. Readers then comment on the balloon which leads to an improved piece. So here’s my trial balloon: I’ve been working on a piece about majority voting for the election ... Majority Voting Trial Balloon

Henry Manne and Corporate Democracy

On January 2, 2007, Dean Henry Manne published a column in the WSJ regarding corporate democracy.  In this column, Manne takes a stab at shareholder voting and corporate democracy.  Manne maintains that shareholder activists are deluding themselves with the phrase “corporate democracy” in that only the controlling s/h have and will ever have a true voice ... Henry Manne and Corporate Democracy

Happy Milton Friedman Day

From the Milton Friedman Day website: Dr. Milton Friedman was perhaps the most influential economist of the 20th Century, and the impact of his ideas will extend far into the future. To honor the man, January 29th is declared as Milton Friedman Day – a celebration of the economist’s positive impact on American life and ... Happy Milton Friedman Day

AMC Releases Tentative Recommendations

The tentative recommendations of the Antitrust Modernization Committee are out, and include Commissioner vote counts for various propositions. The recommendations largely take the form of propositions that the AMC Commissioners joined, did not join, or were undetermined. Here are a few that caught my eye on an initial read-through (note that 2-5 apply to merger ... AMC Releases Tentative Recommendations

Henderson on Judicial Pay: Constitutional Crises Everywhere or Nowhere?

Bill Henderson has a nice post on Chief Justice Roberts’ claim that judicial pay has reached the point of creating a “constitutional crisis.” Lots of bloggers (see, e.g., my colleague Ilya Somin at VC) have made the point that they are not impressed with the data the Chief has mustered in favor the assertion that ... Henderson on Judicial Pay: Constitutional Crises Everywhere or Nowhere?

Josh Wright, Antitrust Superstar

The FTC announced this week perhaps its best decision since . . . well, ever:  Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras today announced the appointment of Professor Joshua Wright to the newly created position of Scholar-In-Residence in the Bureau of Competition of the Federal Trade Commission. With this new position, the Commission will invite an academic expert ... Josh Wright, Antitrust Superstar

Steamy Espresso

A few weeks ago, I suggested that Belvi’s antitrust suit against Starbucks is weak and ought to be dismissed. This report in today’s Seattle Times further strengthens the case for dismissal. Competition in the Seattle market for espresso is apparently more intense than Belvi’s complaint would have us believe!

"Loyal" Directors in Delaware

In November of 2006, the Delaware Supreme Court issued an opinion in Stone v. Ritter dealing with a director’s fiduciary duties in cases where the complaining plaintiff-shareholder is maintaing that her directors did not sufficiently monitor their corporate charge. (I refer to these “oversight” cases loosely as “asleep at the wheel” cases.) There has been ... "Loyal" Directors in Delaware

Consumer Reports: Car Seats Might Be Safe After All

Consumer Reports has recalled a study of rear-facing infant car seats that claimed that many seats failed crash tests using standards tougher than the National Highway Safety Traffic Administration’s. Apparently, NHSTA contacted Consumer Reports after reading the study and concluded that: “The organization’s data show its side-impact tests were actually conducted under conditions that would ... Consumer Reports: Car Seats Might Be Safe After All