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Mobility‐Restricting Covenants in Business Contracts: The Case of Franchising

open access: yesJournal of Empirical Legal Studies, Volume 23, Issue 3, Page 379-407, September 2026.
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

open access: yesJournal of Empirical Legal Studies, Volume 23, Issue 3, Page 359-378, September 2026.
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

Expert Asymmetry: Evidence From Securities Litigation

open access: yesJournal of Empirical Legal Studies, Volume 23, Issue 3, Page 293-326, September 2026.
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]

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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
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RPM and Vertical Integration With Upstream Competition and Noncontractible Efforts

open access: yesThe Journal of Industrial Economics, Volume 74, Issue 3, Page 349-366, September 2026.
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]

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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
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ARBITRABILITY OF COMPETITION LAW DISPUTES

open access: yesIustinianus Primus Law Review, 2019
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
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