This paper tests a composite empirical model of cross-border acquisitions involving UK firms between 1987-1995 using panel data analysis. The empirical model includes capital market variables and regulatory variables derived from the existing literature. The results show that models that explain...

Purpose – Abandoned acquisitions represent a significant aspect of acquisition activity. Despite this, little analysis of aggregate abandoned acquisition activity has been conducted. This paper aims to address this gap by analysing trends in aggregate abandoned acquisitions....

This essay examines age eligibility rules in the National Football League (NFL) and the National Basketball Association (NBA), offers analysis of related antitrust and labor law issues, and shares perspective on underlying policies. As a matter of background, the NFL and the NBA are the only...

There exists increasing concern that the Dietary Supplements Health and Education Act ( DSHEA ) has proven ineffective. Much of the concern regards the disparity in legislative treatment between dietary supplements, foods, and pharmaceutical drugs. Namely, while pharmaceutical drugs must undergo...

This article explores four theoretical approaches to the nutritional labeling of fast food items: 1) The Voluntary Agreement Model; 2) The Free Market/Light Menu Model; 3) The Litigation Model; and 4) The Legislative Model. These models are explored in the context of the increasing frequency at...

As more Americans consume fast food each year, more Americans are contracting serious diseases related to obesity. Considering that obesity ranks second behind tobacco use as the largest contributor to mortality rates in the United States, and also that it gives rise to greater publicly funded...

Each year, the National Basketball Association (NBA) conducts its annual entry draft (NBA Draft), which is the exclusive process by which premiere amateur players gain entrance into the NBA. To the dismay of many commentators, a number of drafted players will have just completed their senior...

Is it appropriate that pro athletes in a players' association -- a union -- can collectively bargain away the eligibility of athletes who, because of their age or inexperience, are denied entry into a professional sports league? This question relates more specifically to eligibility restrictions...