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More Kookiness in Chicago
I’ve previously tiraded about paternalism in my beloved Chicago. I won’t beat that dead horse, but I just can’t ignore the latest liberty restriction imposed by our esteemed aldermaniacs. The members of the aldermen’s Buildings Committee recently voted to extend the city’s smoking ban to performers in theatrical productions. What a freakin’ embarrassment. The aldermen ... More Kookiness in Chicago
Rizzo v. Thaler on "Libertarian Paternalism" at Econoblog
See here. My favorite line of the exchange comes from Rizzo in response to Thaler’s inclusion of private choices by firms to adopt automatic savings plans as examples of “libertarian paternalism”: “Is New Paternalism primarily about advising private individuals and firms? If so, why use a political term — libertarian — to identify it? It ... Rizzo v. Thaler on "Libertarian Paternalism" at Econoblog
Twombly: Good, Bad, or Who Cares?
My apologies for the blogging hiatus. I’ve spent the last ten days grading, traveling, grading, being sick, and hanging out with family in sunny San Diego. But now the grading is done, I’m feeling better, and I’ve had an opportunity to do a little blog-speed catch up. I guess the biggest antitrust news is Twombly, ... Twombly: Good, Bad, or Who Cares?
Notebooks/Laptops for the Professional Academic
I would be curious to know what laptops folks out there are using (with success). I am shopping for a lightweight (lightweight!) laptop to tote around to conferences and such, and I have absolutely no clue where to start. I do not use fancy stuff – just Word, Excel, Powerpoint. And I refuse to use ... Notebooks/Laptops for the Professional Academic
The only thing good about the movie, The Corporation
Frankly, I thought the movie, The Corporation, was unabashedly abysmal. It was a childish caricature, exhibiting no understanding by the filmmakers (or most of the interviewees) of the law, economics, or nature of corporations—to say nothing of capitalism. The movie is unsophisticated, anti-capitalist tripe. See Seth Weinberger’s review of the movie from the journal Political Communication ... The only thing good about the movie, The Corporation
Slopping Wordsmithing by the WSJ or Bad Corporate Governance?
As we know, News Corp. has made a bid for Dow Jone, offering $60/sh for the outstanding Dow Jones stock.  The Bancroft family, however, who controls at least a majority of the Dow Jones voting stock, has indicated clearly that it will not vote in favor of this offer, such that the offer, as it currently ... Slopping Wordsmithing by the WSJ or Bad Corporate Governance?
FTC Grocery Antitrust Conference
The FTC’s Bureau of Economics has scheduled a conference that looks very interesting and concerns a subject near and dear to my heart: antitrust in the supermarket! Sadly, I will not be able to attend as I am going to take a little bit of a paper grading/ battery re-charge vacation for the next few ... FTC Grocery Antitrust Conference
Reflections on the GMU/Microsoft Conference
As you may know, this past Friday we (Geoff and Josh) organized the inaugural GMU/Microsoft Conference on the Law and Economics of Innovation. Overall, we were extremely pleased with our first entry in this conference series, The Regulation of Innovation and Economic Growth. We had about 130 register for the conference, including many high level ... Reflections on the GMU/Microsoft Conference
2nd Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies
From the Conference on Empirical Legal Studies Website: The Second Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies will be held at New York University School of Law in New York, New York on Friday November 9 and Saturday November 10, 2007. The conference will feature original empirical and experimental legal scholarship by leading scholars worldwide, from ... 2nd Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies
Webcast of first SEC roundtable on proxy process now available online
See here for the webcast and here for the agenda. Fellow bloggers Bainbridge and Ribstein participated as well as several other corporate law heavyweights.
Professor Bainbridge's Complete Guide to Sarbanes-Oxley
Is available here. Here is the description: Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in response to major corporate and accounting scandals–and many consider the act to be the most significant change in corporate governance and securities regulations in the past seventy years. SOX requirements have brought about far-reaching changes for public corporations, private corporations, and nonprofits. ... Professor Bainbridge's Complete Guide to Sarbanes-Oxley
Senator Kohl on Antitrust, Part I — Airline Mergers
One nice thing about being a legal academic is that you can diversify your political portfolio. By that, I mean that you become somewhat indifferent to who’s in office. If it’s folks you agree with, then you’re happy because your preferred policies are being implemented. If it’s folks with whom you disagree, then you’re happy ... Senator Kohl on Antitrust, Part I — Airline Mergers
