Law and Economics

  1. The Economics of Corporate Law
    1. Theory of the Firm
      1. Nexus of Contracts
        1. Transaction Cost Economics
          1. Firm Boundaries
          2. Agency Problems
            1. Principal-Agent Relationships
              1. Moral Hazard
                1. Adverse Selection
                  1. Monitoring and Bonding
                  2. Corporate Governance
                    1. Board of Directors
                      1. Monitoring Function
                        1. Advisory Function
                          1. Independence Issues
                          2. Executive Compensation
                            1. Incentive Alignment
                              1. Pay-Performance Sensitivity
                              2. Shareholder Rights
                                1. Voting Rights
                                  1. Information Rights
                                2. Corporate Finance and Law
                                  1. Capital Structure
                                    1. Dividend Policy
                                      1. Mergers and Acquisitions
                                      2. Stakeholder vs. Shareholder Models
                                        1. Shareholder Primacy
                                          1. Stakeholder Theory

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                                        10. Behavioral Law and Economics

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                                        12. The Economics of Family Law