We examine whether Delaware serves as a domestic tax haven. We find that taxes play an important role in determining … whether U.S. firms locate subsidiaries in Delaware and that these tax factors are economically important when compared to the … Delaware–based state tax avoidance strategy have state effective tax rates that range between 0.7 and 1.1 percentage points …

home-state advantage. Finally, we find that Delaware's dominance is greater than has been recognized and can be expected to …

The Shellpot Bridge is a 536-foot swing bridge located on a rail freight bypass route around Wilmington, Delaware. When … State of Delaware reached agreement with the new rail owner, Norfolk Southern Corporation, to provide funds to repair the … that, if traffic continues at its current level, Delaware will realize an annual return of 9.75% on its investment. …

over another when a choice is available. We focus in particular on the Delaware court, which became the most popular venue … reorganize marginal firms and in reorganizing such firms faster. Delaware is similar to other high-experience courts in terms of … that a Delaware bankruptcy requires approximately 40% less time to complete than an equivalent case in another court. …

We examine whether Delaware is a domestic tax haven. We find that taxes play an economically important role in … determining whether U.S. firms locate subsidiaries in Delaware and that a Delaware-based state tax avoidance strategy lowers state … Delaware tax strategies are diminishing over time in response to initiatives by state governments to limit multistate tax …

shock that affected compensation levels at other firms in the economy. We first show that Delaware-incorporated firms with … staggered boards and no outside blockholders increased CEO compensation following the mid-1990s Delaware legal cases that … strengthened their ability to resist hostile takeovers. Consistent with the Gabaix and Landier (2008) contagion hypothesis, non-Delaware …

away from the companies subject to their jurisdiction. In particular, Delaware law governs most publicly traded firms in … the U.S., and is now extending its reach to encompass corporations headquartered around the globe. But Delaware courts are … located only in Delaware. Consequently, there is a large and growing disparity between the geographic area where Delaware law …

program is primarily focused on promoting awareness of the dangers of second-hand smoke and the availability of the Delaware …