In this paper we examine the extent to which fluctuations in a number of macroeconomic variables impact on the volume of federal litigation cases. In particular, the impact of aggregate U.S. GDP, consumption, inflation, unemployment, and interest rates on the volume of antitrust, bankruptcy,...

In this paper we examine the extent to which fluctuations in a number of macroeconomic variables impact on the volume of federal litigation cases. In particular, the impact of aggregate U.S. GDP, consumption, inflation, unemployment, and interest rates on the volume of antitrust, bankruptcy,...

Recent studies estimate that the economic impact of U.S. patent litigation may be as large as $80 billion per year and that the overall rate of U.S. patent litigation has been growing rapidly over the past twenty years. And yet, the relationship of the macroeconomy to patent litigation rates has...

Die japanische Wirtschaft befindet sich inmitten einer fundamentalen Anpassungskrise und eines tiefen Umbruchs. Die Veränderung der japanischen Parteienlandschaft hat auf jeden Fall zur Folge, daß als notwendig erachtete Reformen auch und vor allem zugunsten der Verbraucher, die während der...

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I. Law, Fiscal Policy, and Monetary Policy -- 1. Macroeconomics outside of a Liquidity Trap -- 2. Law and Fiscal Policy When Interest Rates Are Well above Zero -- 3. Law and Monetary Policy When Interest Rates Are...