The paper seeks to investigate the use and role of securitisation as main structured finance tool, and to assess the legal pitfalls, if any, that underlie the arrangement of this financing technique. This is done firstly by looking at the legal development of securitisation and at the regulatory...

This paper investigates the effects of campaign finance rules on electoral outcomes. In French departmental and municipal elections, candidates competing in districts above 9,000 inhabitants face spending limits and are eligible for public reimbursement if they obtain more than five percent of...