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Profits as commercial success.: Courts often use the extent of a patented invention's commercial success as crucial nontechnical proof of the patent's validity. Relying on misguided economic reasoning, most courts use revenue as the primary yardstick for commercial success. This Note argues that courts instead should use profits as the proper measure of an...; Tags: accounting, Cir, ECON, Federal Reserve Board, incentive, INNOVATION, nexus, patent, PTO, revenue, Richard, theory; Research articles 2008-01-01
Survive then thrive: determinants of success in the economics Ph.D. program: I. INTRODUCTION Every spring, admission committees review a pile of applications to select candidates for their Ph.D. programs. Beyond normal attrition, Economics departments clearly have a stake in seeing a significant proportion of students finish the program. Aside from whatever resources may accrue to departments with high completion rates,...; Tags: alphA, Econ, Female, G., Syracuse University, theory; Research articles 2007-10-01
The social construction of Sarbanes-Oxley.: TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION I. ORIGINS A. Misunderstanding Benefits B. The Cost Problem and the Debate ...; Tags: accounting, audit, board, construction, director, Donald, ECON, FINANCE, financial, Government, investor, PCAOB, Regulations, Robert, Sarbanes-Oxley, SEC, shareholder; Research articles 2007-06-01
Boilerplate and economic power in auto manufacturing contracts.(Boilerplate: Foundations of Market Contracts Symposium): INTRODUCTION I. THE CONTRACTS II. DRAFTING OF BOILERPLATE III. ECONOMIC POWER A. Lower-Tier Contracts B. Sellers' Power Due to Switching Costs C. Bankruptcy IV....; Tags: ECON, Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp., Klein, manufacturing, MARKETING, OEM, Robert, supplier; Research articles 2006-03-01
Economic analysis in judicial decision making - an assessment based on Judge Posner's tax decisions: I. INTRODUCTION In the past half-century, proponents of law and economics have used the tools of economics to analyze a wide array of legal issues, starting with tax and antitrust and expanding to fields as diverse as torts, criminal law, free speech, and family law. (1) Although often promoted...; Tags: analysis, CCH, Commissioner, decision-making, deduction, discretion, dividend, Econ, FINANCE, income, investment, investor, judge, presumption, Pub, Richard, salary, statute, Taxation, Taxes, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2005-06-22

HomebuilderStocks.com Reports: Major Homebuilder Companies Report Record Quarterly Gains: www.HomebuilderStocks.com, HBS a global investment news and research portal for the homebuilder sector, reports upon the release of a Commerce Department report, stating that new home sales for February increased by 9.4%. Both analysts and market participants remain firmly bullish in their forecasts for the coming year. HBS does...; Tags: E-mail, ECON, FINANCE, INTERNET, KB HOME, Lennar Corp., NYSE Euronext, Portals, SALES, U.S. Department of Commerce; Research articles 2005-03-28
A REVIEW OF SAMPLING PROCEDURES AVAILABLE FOR IPM DECISION-MAKING OF FOREST AND SHADE TREE INSECTS IN NORTH AMERICA: Abstract. Integrated Pest Management IPM programs attempt to reduce insect associated losses to acceptable levels using multiple techniques that are effective, economically viable, and ecologically compatible. Sampling is the cornerstone of any IPM program, and significant effort has been devoted to the development, theory, and application of sampling methods. Relatively...; Tags: DES, Econ, NETWORKING, SECURITY, species, technique, U.S., U.S. Department of Agriculture; Research articles 2005-01-01
HomelandDefenseStocks.com Reports: "Communications in Homeland Defense: Wireless Is the Way to Go.": www.HomelandDefenseStocks.com HDS, an investor news portal for the Homeland Defense and Security Sector, is pleased to provide investors with an exclusive report about the opportunities that exist for both companies and investors in this sector. The article provides an overview of the companies who are presently providing hardware and software...; Tags: ECON, Government, investor, Markland Technologies Inc., Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., wireless; Research articles 2004-12-09
Cost-Responsiveness of Conservation Practice Adoption: A Revealed Preference Approach: While there is current interest in reorienting agricultural policy toward environmental and resource conservation goals, relatively little is known about the influence of cost on conservation adoption decisions or about how farmers combine multiple practices into an overall conservation package. Using farmer survey data combined with information on standard unit...; Tags: coefficient, conservation, Conservation, Cooper, Econ, M., Maryland, survey, tobacco; Research articles 2004-12-01
An Article I, Section 7 perspective on administrative law remedies.: By applying game-theoretic analysis to the bicameralism and presentment requirements of Article I, Section 7, scholars have recommended reforms in constitutional law, statutory interpretation, and the Chevron doctrine. This Note builds on this work and explores whether Article I, Section 7 can inform remedial choice in administrative law--the choice between...; Tags: agency, Cir, ECON, FCC, legislator, president, Pub, Richard, Stat, statute, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2004-11-01
A roundabout approach to macroeconomics: some autobiographical reflections: I. Introduction: Setting the Stage "Roundaboutness" is a concept featured in Austrian capital theory. Homely stories about the barehanded catching of fish are a prelude to a discussion of the economy's capital structure. The outputs of some stages of production become inputs to others. Production takes time. The capital...; Tags: Auburn University, bank, conference, Econ, economist, engineering, Engineering, Federal Reserve Board, Friedman, Ingersoll-Rand, investment, lecture, M., professor, South, theory; Research articles 2004-09-22
Effects of Country-of-Origin Labeling on Meat Producers and Consumers: Although several studies have estimated the costs of country-of-origin labeling COOL, no previous study has documented how these costs will be distributed across the live-stock sector or how producer and consumer welfare will be affected. This analysis presents an equilibrium displacement model of the farm, wholesale, and retail markets for...; Tags: analysis, beef, benefit, Econ, Editor, elasticity, M., MARKETING, meat, processor, Retail, substitution, U.S., U.S. Department of Agriculture, welfare; Research articles 2004-08-01
Conflicts over Water in the Upper Klamath Basin and the Potential Role for Market-Based Allocations: The curtailment of irrigation on the Klamath Reclamation Project in 2001 is estimated to have cost farmers more than $35 million. This study examines how alternative water allocations among irrigators in the Upper Klamath Basin could have lowered those costs. Per acre marginal water values vary by a factor of...; Tags: agriculture, allocation, BUREAU, diversion, Econ, M., Oregon, Oregon State University, pasture, River, species; Research articles 2004-08-01
Substantial convergence or parallel paths? Similarities and differences in the economic analysis of horizontal mergers in U.S. and EU competition law.: Before the GE/Honeywell (1) case, the consensus was that transatlantic merger control displayed remarkable substantive convergence, despite substantial procedural differences. (2) In the aftermath of GE/Honeywell, commentators have emphasized the many significant differences in the way U.S. and European Community EC competition authorities assess mergers. (3) The recent debate on...; Tags: agency, analysis, antitrust, Atlantic, commission, convergence, Council, ECON, Europe, European Commission, FINANCE, FTC, Investment, merger, U.S.; Research articles 2004-03-22
The draft EU notice on horizontal mergers: a further step toward convergence.: I. Introduction The European Union EU merger control system is currently undergoing a process of comprehensive reform. An important step in this process has been the adoption by the European Commission, in December 2002, of a proposal to the European Council (1) for amending the EC Merger Regulation...; Tags: commission, convergence, Council, ECON, European Commission, FINANCE, Investment, merger; Research articles 2004-03-22
A legal and economic consensus? The theory and practice of coordinated effects in EC merger control.: I. Introduction Since its introduction in 1990, European Community EC merger control has undergone a number of changes. (1) Of particular importance has been the use and evolving practice by the European Commission of the concept of collective dominance. Traditionally, EC merger control focused on assessing whether a...; Tags: analysis, commission, deviation, ECON, European Commission, FINANCE, incentive, Investment, merger, theory; Research articles 2004-03-22
How to fix Wall Street: a voucher financing proposal for securities intermediaries.: Securities market intermediaries reduce the collective action problem facing investors in the capital markets. Analysts provide securities research. Proxy advisory firms assist investors in determining how to vote their shares. Even shareholders bringing proxy contests can be viewed as providing a collective benefit to the extent the contests are motivated...; Tags: allocation, analyst, audit, Automatic Data Processing Inc., benefit, Council, ECON, financing, incentive, intermediary, investor, Regulation, regulator, SEC, security, shareholder, subsidy; Research articles 2003-11-01
Using both sociological and economic incentives to reduce moral hazard: Economists tend to focus on monetary incentives. In the model developed here, both sociological and economic incentives are used to diminish the apparent moral hazard problem existing in commodity grading. Training that promotes graders' response to sociological incentives is shown to increase expected benefits. The model suggests this training be...; Tags: benefit, Econ, incentive, payment, SALES, sanction, training, U.S. Department of Agriculture; Research articles 2003-08-01
U.S. tax treatment of foreign source income earned in developing countries: A policy analysis, The: The purpose of this Article is to explore whether the United States should amend its international tax rules in ways that might encourage U.S. companies to invest in developing countries. Some scholars, notably Professor Karen Brown, have argued that the current U.S. international tax regime works against the interests of...; Tags: African, BUREAU, Econ, FINANCE, FTC, income, Investment, Taxation, Taxes, U.S., Working; Research articles 2003-01-01
Cross-sectional estimation of U.S. demand for beef products: A censored system approach: Demands for beef products are investigated using the U.S. Department of Agriculture's 1987-88 Nationwide Food Consumption Survey data. The censored translog demand system is estimated with full-information and simulated maximum-likelihood procedures. These procedures represent different approaches to evaluation of multiple probability integrals in the likelihood function, but produce very similar...; Tags: Econ, elasticity, M., MARKETING, Meat, meat, survey, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Yen; Research articles 2002-12-01