This paper has attempted a comprehensive investigation of the economic impact of patent holdout by (1) providing a theoretical foundation of patent holdout and its economic implications, (2) operationalizing this theory into several testable economic models, and (3) testing the models with...

The beginning of the twenty-first century saw an apparent change in language in public discourses characterised by the rise of so-called “essentially oxymoronic concepts”, i.e., mainly oxymora and paradoxes. In earlier times, these rhetorical figures of speech were largely reserved for the...

This paper investigates a dataset that codes key features of the competition laws of 102 countries. It first compares the scope of the laws overall, and of various subcomponents such as the law governing dominance, collusive conduct, and mergers. The second question examined in this paper is...

Im Juni 2015 haben die Bundesregierung und der Sachverständigenrat gemeinsam die Ziele und Instrumente des Stabilitäts- und Wachstumsgesetzes überprüft. Insbesondere lag ein Hauptaugenmerk darauf, ob das Gesetz um Ziele zu Aspekten der Nachhaltigkeit ergänzt werden könnte. Das eindeutige...

Since Becker (1968), the causes and consequences of crime have been of interest to economists. Crime has been found to cause uncertainty and inefficiency while discouraging investment. This dissertation revisits the consequences of crime for an economy and its actors. In particular, additional...

This book investigates whether legal reforms intended to create a market-friendly regulatory business environment have a positive impact on economic and financial outcomes. After conducting a critical review of the legal origins literature, the authors first analyze the evolution of legal rules...