Modelltheoretische Grundlagen des Zinssetzungsverhaltens von Geschäftsbanken -- Ökonometrische Modellierung u. a. mittels des Smooth-Transition-Ansatzes -- Empirische Analyse, den deutschen Bankensektor betreffend.

Erster Teil: Refinanzierungsrisiken im Bankbetrieb und deren mangelnde Berücksichtigung in der Marktzinsmethode -- Zweiter Teil: Integration von Refinanzierungsrisiken in die marktzinsorientierte Ergebnisspaltung -- Dritter Teil: Steuerung von Refinanzierungsrisiken unter besonderer...

Reforms to the Joint and Several Liability rule (JSL) are one of the most common tort reforms and have been implemented by most US states. JSL allows plaintiffs to claim full recovery from one of the defendants, even if that defendant is only partially responsible for the tort. We develop a...

We examine the impact of tort reforms using U.S. birth records for 1989-2001. We make four contributions: First, we develop a model that analyzes the incentives created by specific tort reforms. Second, we assemble new data on tort reform. Third, we examine a range of outcomes. Finally, we allow...

We study response behavior of New York City parking-ticket recipients by analyzing administrative data on 6.6 million tickets issued to 2 million individuals over two years. Exploiting variation (from a policy change and a field experiment) in letters sent to recipients, we find that forgetting...

Public and Private Enforcement of Competition Law in Europe - Introduction and Overview -- Public Enforcement of Anti-Cartel Laws - Theory and Empirical Evidence -- Leniency Programmes and the Structure of Cartels - Remarks from an Economic Perspective -- The Role of Fines in the Public...

This article investigates the determinants of the blockbuster punitive damages awards of at least $100 million. As of the end of 2008, there had been 100 such awards with an average value of $3.0 billion. The U.S. Supreme Court decision in State Farm v. Campbell suggested a single digit upper...