Should the EU introduce an Optional European Contract Law Code and what should it look like? By applying economic theories of federalism and regulatory competition (legal federalism), it is shown why an Optional Code would be a very suitable legal instrument within a two-level European System of...

Using event study methodology, we investigate whether bilateral investment protection treaties afford protection to foreign investors. Examining arbitral decisions for firms from six countries shows that firms that received awards from arbitrators gained in market value by as much as 3%. Per...

This paper documents that resource reallocation across firms is an important mechanism through which creditor rights affect real outcomes. I exploit the staggered adoption of an international convention that provides globally consistent strong creditor protection for aircraft finance. After this...

Search costs for lenders when evaluating potential borrowers are driven by the quality of the underwriting model and by access to data. Both have undergone radical change over the last years, due to the advent of big data and machine learning. For some, this holds the promise of inclusion and...

Search costs for lenders when evaluating potential borrowers are driven by the quality of the underwriting model and by access to data. Both have undergone radical change over the last years, due to the advent of big data and machine learning. For some, this holds the promise of inclusion and...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) stated in spring of this year that a more timely restructuring of Greece's sovereign debt would have been beneficial. But what are the available options for early debt restructuring? The report argues that current reforms in the Euro area, in particular,...

Eine rechtzeitigere Restrukturierung der Staatsschulden Griechenlands wäre vorteilhaft gewesen - diese Beurteilung hat der Internationale Währungsfonds (IWF) im Frühjahr dieses Jahres abgegeben. Doch welche Lösungsansätze sind für eine frühe Schuldenrestrukturierung überhaupt denkbar?...

International refugee law is binding upon all European Union member states, however European regional instruments, relocation theories and practices may diverge from the 1951 Geneva Convention and 1967 Protocol. This may lead to the violation of the ius cogens norm of the principle of...

Eine rechtzeitigere Restrukturierung der Staatsschulden Griechenlands wäre vorteilhaft gewesen - diese Beurteilung hat der Internationale Währungsfonds (IWF) im Frühjahr dieses Jahres abgegeben. Doch welche Lösungsansätze sind für eine frühe Schuldenrestrukturierung überhaupt denkbar?...

International refugee law is binding upon all European Union member states, however European regional instruments, relocation theories and practices may diverge from the 1951 Geneva Convention and 1967 Protocol. This may lead to the violation of the ius cogens norm of the principle of...