This paper discusses the incentives for innovation when liability is limited or not. Clearly innovative activity involves risk. On the one hand, the risk of firm owners is limited if their liability is limited. On the other hand credits will be more difficult to receive if liability is limited....

Dieser Beitrag untersucht, welche Anreize von asymmetrischer Besteuerung einerseits und von Haftungsbeschränkungen andererseits für die optimale Risikowahl eines Unternehmens ausgehen. Wir betrachten dabei eine risikobehaftete Investition, deren Risikograd wertrelevant verändert werden kann,...

This paper discusses the incentives for innovation when liability is limited or not. Clearly innovative activity involves risk. On the one hand, the risk of firm owners is limited if their liability is limited. On the other hand credits will be more difficult to receive if liability is limited....

The green building market continues to grow, but so do the corresponding legal risks which are only now being explored by scholars and practitioners. Lurking in the shadows behind any green building risk management strategy is how consequential damages should be allocated among the project...

This paper examines the determinants of the choice of financial advisors and their impact on the announcement effects of US acquirers in cross-border M&As. Two hypotheses are tested: one pertains to the acquiring firms' home preference in selecting financial advisors, and the other relates to...

Using a sample of U.S. mergers and acquisitions, this study evaluates how banking relationships influence acquirers' choice of financial advisors. Specifically, it examines: i) acquirers' previous relationships with advisors in various financial activities: M&A advisories, equity issuings and...

This paper extends the literature on corporate governance by analyzing the voluntary use of special committees during corporate takeovers. These committees are comprised of disinterested target firm directors and serve as an additional mechanism to enhance the oversight of potential conflicts....