Economic and Legal Issues in Competition, Intellectual Property, Bankruptcy, and the Cost of Raising Children

Economists address situations in which economics concepts are intertwined with legal and policy issues in North America and Europe. Among the topics are refusal to deal and investment in product quality, Hicks-Marshall conditions and defining antitrust markets for intermediate goods, different rules of legal-cost allocation and patent holdup, the strategic use of licensing commitments in a standardization context, cost sharing and bankruptcy law orientation, and the monetary cost of raising children.

• Plus Factors in Price Fixing: Insightful or Anachronistic?.Refusal to Deal and Investment in Product Quality. Hicks-Marshall Conditions and Defining Antitrust Markets for Intermediate Goods. The Problem of Hindsight Bias in Fraudulent Conveyance Cases: A Review of Possible “Market-Based” Solutions. Different Rules of Legal-Cost Allocation and Patent Holdup. The Strategic Use of Licensing Commitments in a Standardization Context. Cost Sharing and Bankruptcy Law Orientation. The Monetary Cost of Raising Children. Franchisees’ Resale Price Policy Facing Legal, Contractual and Professional Constraints: Insights from European and French Perspectives. Copyright page. Economic and Legal Issues in Competition, Intellectual Property, Bankruptcy, and the Cost of Raising Children. Research in Law and Economics. Economic and Legal Issues in Competition, Intellectual Property, Bankruptcy, and the Cost of Raising Children. List of Contributors.