We present a theoretical and empirical analysis of the fitness of national German (German Commercial Code - Handelsgesetzbuch (HGB)) and international (IAS and US-GAAP) accounting information, as well as European patent data to explain the market values of German manufacturing firms. For the...

The size of damages awarded in courts underlines the great impact thatindemnification regulations should have on innovation and imitation incentives.Surprisingly from an economic standpoint, however, various calculation methodsfor damages are acknowledged by the law and may be applied in...