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Sequential R&D and blocking patents in the dynamics of growth
Cozzi, Guido; Galli, Silvia - In: Journal of Economic Growth 19 (2014) 2, pp. 183-219
innovation appropriability affect basic research, applied research, innovation and growth? In a common law system an explicitly … incorporating a two-stage cumulative innovation structure into a quality-ladder growth model with endogenous skill acquisition. We … protection of upstream innovation always looks bad in the short- and possibly medium-run. We also provide a simple “rule of thumb …
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Justice and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean Title: Justicia y desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe
Fix-Zamudio, Héctor; Benito, Elizabeth Odio; Bruno, … - Inter-American Development Bank
This book presents the proceedings of a seminar on the need for administrative, judicial and legislative reform in Latin American and the Caribbean, held in San José, Costa Rica, February 4-6,1993. Issues addressed include judicial management, training, and administration.Abstract: Esta...
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ПРАВОВОЙ ОБЫЧАЙ КАК СОЦИОКУЛЬТУРНЫЙ ФЕНОМЕН
АЛЕКСАНДРОВНА, … - In: Известия Тульского … (2014) 3, pp. 24-32
В статье рассматривается правовой обычай как традиционный регулятор общественных отношений; выделяются этапы генезиса правового обычая как социокультурного...
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Austria; Detailed Assessment Report on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
This paper presents a Detailed Assessment Report on Antimoney Laundering (AML) and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) for Austria. The authorities have designed and are implementing a comprehensive AML/CFT system, supported by well-developed federal administrative and supervisory bodies,...
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Electoral Offenses in The Common Law System
Mulaj, Vladimir - In: Academicus International Scientific Journal (2013) 8, pp. 189-200
Electoral behavior is a new element in the political analysis of democracy in Albania. Distinctive features of the Albanian transition distinguish other models of the former communist countries, as well as significantly differ with Western models and electoral behavior analysis of the relations...
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Bruno Leoni's Legacy and Continued Relevance
Zywicki, Todd - In: Journal of Private Enterprise 30 (2015) Spring 2015, pp. 131-141
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Value relevance of discretionary accruals under environmental uncertainty: the incidence of IFRS and the country's legal regime
Cormier, Denis; Ledoux, Marie-Josée; Villeneuve, Guy - In: International Journal of Accounting, Auditing and … 11 (2015) 2, pp. 161-187
This paper studies whether IFRS adoption and the country's legal regime affect the value relevance of discretionary accruals under environmental uncertainty (measured by sales variability). The sample includes France and UK domiciles, providing a code/common law legal regime partition. We show...
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Why Are There Explicit Contracts of Employment?
James, Harvey; Johnson, Derek - EconWPA - 2002
In this paper we explain the prevalence of explicit contracts of employment, particularly those that embody high- rather than low-powered incentives and clauses that supersede the common law defaults. Our analysis is based on an understanding of two fundamental problems that arise when agency...
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Economic analysis of law
Holman, Robert - In: Politická ekonomie 2004 (2004) 4, pp. 519-531
Economic analysis of law concerns predicting impacts of legislative rules on incentives and behaviour of individuals and judging social efficiency of alternative legislative rules. It applies price theory, welfare theory and public choice theory on creating and applying law. One of its main...
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Ownership and Control in the Entrepreneurial Firm: An International History of Private Limited Companies
Guinnane, Timothy; Harris, Ron; Lamoreaux, Naomi R.; … - Economic Growth Center, Economics Department - 2007
We use the history of private limited liability companies (PLLCs) to challenge two pervasive assumptions in the literature: (1) Anglo-American legal institutions were better for economic development than continental Europe’s civil-law institutions; and (2) the corporation was the superior form...
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