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Punitive Damages and the Processing of Tort Claims

Eaton, Thomas A.; Mustard, David B.; Talarico, Susette M. - EconWPA - 2005

Punitive damages are one of the most controversial aspects of tort litigation and have been the subject of various … litigation processes. In particular, Polinsky (1997) argues that the uncertainty and unpredictability that punitive damage claims …. With one of the largest and most comprehensive data sets of tort litigation (over 25,000 cases filed from 1994 through 1997 …

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Sons of Something: Taxes, Lawsuits and Local Political Control in Sixteenth Century Castile

Drelichman, Mauricio - EconWPA - 2005

The widespread ennoblement of the Spanish bourgeoisie in the sixteenth century has been traditionally considered one of the main causes of Iberian decline. I document and quantify the surge in ennoblement through a new time series of nobility cases preserved in the Archive of the Royal Chancery...

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Why Every Economist Should Learn Some Auction Theory

Klemperer, Paul - EconWPA - 2000

This is an Invited paper for the World Congress of the Econometric Society held in Seattle in August 2000. We discuss the strong connections between auction theory and "standard" economic theory, and argue that auction-theoretic tools and intuitions can provide useful arguments and insights in a...

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An Empirical Analysis of Market Reaction Around the Bonus Issues in India

Mishra, Asim - EconWPA - 2005

Past researches have revealed significant abnormal returns for bonus issues even though the bonus issue date is known in advance and the distribution contains no new information. This study examines the stock price reaction to the information content of bonus issues with a view of examining the...

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An Empirical Analasis of Market reaction Around the Bonus Issues in India

Mishra, Asim - EconWPA - 2005

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Exogenous shocks and real estate rental markets: An event study of the 9/11 attacks and their impact on the New York office market

Fuerst, Franz - EconWPA - 2005

Any attempt to measure the impact of the 9/11 attacks is faced with the difficulty of separating the effects of the attacks from the impact of a wider economic recession and other simultaneous events. This study attempts to isolate the effect on New York office rental and vacancy rates by...

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MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS IN THE PORTUGUESE BANKING INDUSTRY: IS IT THERE A PROCESS OF VALUE CREATION?

Silva, Jacinto Vidigal da; Diz, Miguel - EconWPA - 2005

This paper examines the valuation effects of mergers & acquisitions in the Portuguese banking industry from 1995 to 2003 over a 41-day (-20, +20) event window. Evidence shows some targets gains, but no gains for the bidders. The combined entity (target+bidder) shows no significant gains...

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