Mobility‐Restricting Covenants in Business Contracts: The Case of Franchising
ABSTRACT Several studies show that restrictive covenants in employment contracts, such as non‐compete agreements, may affect employees in detrimental ways, including by reducing mobility and suppressing wages. While such concerns are real, these clauses also have the potential to serve legitimate business purposes by helping companies protect valuable ...
Francine Lafontaine +2 more
wiley +1 more source
Sentencing in the Shadow of Promotion: The Impacts of Circuit Court Nomination on Federal Judges
ABSTRACT Judges seek to maximize their own utility, like everyone else. Their goals include job security and promotion. Federal judges lack the electoral incentives that often drive state judges, but they could audition for promotion. I test whether they audition for promotion in their criminal sentencing.
Nicholas Goldrosen
wiley +1 more source
Can IOs influence attitudes about regulating "Big Tech"? [PDF]
Chapman TL, Li H.
europepmc +1 more source
Expert Asymmetry: Evidence From Securities Litigation
ABSTRACT Modern litigation often involves two separate, extra‐legal features: (1) contingency fee arrangements with the plaintiff‐side attorney, and (2) a “battle of the experts” where the outcome of the case rests on conflicting expert witness testimony.
Adam Callister +2 more
wiley +1 more source
Antitrust Holdup Source, Cross-National Institutional Variation, and Corporate Political Strategy Implications for Domestic Mergers in a Global Context [PDF]
Managers are increasingly uncertain over the source (home-nation or foreign-nation) of antitrust holdup for domestic mergers with significant international implications.
Joseph A. Clougherty
core
RPM and Vertical Integration With Upstream Competition and Noncontractible Efforts
ABSTRACT We study RPM and vertical integration in a common agency setting with two differentiated manufacturers and one retailer, where consumer demand depends on both the manufacturers' and retailer's noncontractible efforts. Under vertical separation, the adoption of maximum RPM by both manufacturers is an equilibrium and intensifies competition ...
Michele Bisceglia +3 more
wiley +1 more source
Antitrust Law and the Promotion of Democracy and Economic Growth [PDF]
There is a considerable debate in the legal literature about the purpose of antitrust institutions. Some argue that antitrust law merely serves the purpose of economic growth, while others have a broader perspective on the function of antitrust ...
Niels Petersen
core
ARBITRABILITY OF COMPETITION LAW DISPUTES
Throughout the years, the scope of arbitrability has been continuously expanding. There is a growing tendency to consider as arbitrable disputes which in the past fell within the exclusive jurisdiction of national courts.
Ljuben Kocev
doaj
Politicization of Graduate Medical Education Antitrust Exemption Obscures Real Workforce Issues and Solutions. [PDF]
Dotson SJ, Curtin LS.
europepmc +1 more source
Competition in human genetic technologies: The current US legal landscape. [PDF]
Rashid AI +3 more
europepmc +1 more source

