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Bernard S. Black

Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law

Nicholas J. Chabraja Professor

375 E. Chicago Ave

Chicago, IL 60611

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Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

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Evanston, IL 60208

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Does Corporate Governance Predict Firms' Market Values? Evidence from Korea

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Does Corporate Governance Predict Firms' Market Values? Evidence from Korea

post-publication version, published in Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Vol. 22, No. 2, Fall 2006, ECGI - Finance Working Paper No. 86/2005, KDI School of Pub Policy & Management Paper No. 02-04, McCombs Research Paper Series No. 02-05, Stanford Law and Economics Olin Working Paper No. 237, U of Texas law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 26
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 20 Jan 2005 Last Revised: 18 Jun 2013
Bernard S. Black, Hasung Jang and Woochan Kim
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Korea University - Department of Finance and Korea University Business School
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Citation 113

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Korea, corporate governance, corporate governance index, law and finance, firm valuation, board of directors, emerging markets

Does Corporate Governance Predict Firms' Market Values? Evidence from Korea

nearly final pre-publication version, published in Journal of Law, Economics & Organization 22, 366-413 (2006)
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 29 Jun 2012 Last Revised: 11 Jul 2012
Bernard S. Black, Hasung Jang and Woochan Kim
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Korea University - Department of Finance and Korea University Business School
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Citation 113

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Korea, corporate governance, corporate governance index, law and finance, firm valuation, board of directors, emerging markets

Does Corporate Governance Predict Firms' Market Values? Evidence from Korea

The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Vol. 22, Issue 2, pp. 366-413, 2006
Posted: 29 Feb 2008
Woochan Kim, Bernard S. Black and Hasung Jang
Korea University Business School, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Korea University - Department of Finance

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Shareholder Activism and Corporate Governance in the United States

As published in The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics and the Law, vol. 3, pp. 459-465, 1998
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 05 Dec 1997
Bernard S. Black
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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Citation 97

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The Non-Correlation Between Board Independence and Long-Term Firm Performance

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Citation 283

The Non-Correlation Between Board Independence and Long-Term Firm Performance

Stanford Law and Economics Olin Working Paper No. 185
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 03 Oct 1998
Sanjai Bhagat and Bernard S. Black
University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Finance and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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Citation 283

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The Non-Correlation Between Board Independence and Long-Term Firm Performance

As published in Journal of Corporation Law, Vol. 27, pp. 231-273, 2002
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 03 Jan 2003
Sanjai Bhagat and Bernard S. Black
University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Finance and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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Citation 283

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Russian Privatization and Corporate Governance: What Went Wrong?

As published in Stanford Law Review, Vol. 52, pp. 1731-1808, 2000.
Number of pages: 79 Posted: 22 Sep 1999
Bernard S. Black, Reinier Kraakman and Anna Tarassova
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Harvard Law School and University of Maryland - Center on Institutional Reform and the Informal Sector (IRIS)
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Citation 121

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Venture Capital and the Structure of Capital Markets: Banks Versus Stock Markets

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Citation 250

Venture Capital and the Structure of Capital Markets: Banks Versus Stock Markets

Journal of Financial Economics, Vol. 47, pp. 243-277, 1998
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 11 Sep 1996
Ronald J. Gilson and Bernard S. Black
Stanford Law School and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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Citation 250

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Venture Capital and the Structure of Capital Markets: Banks Versus Stock Markets

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership Historical Research Reference in Entrepreneurship
Posted: 17 Nov 2009
Bernard S. Black and Ronald J. Gilson
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Stanford Law School

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Banks, Stock markets, Firm governance, Initial public offerings (IPO), Firm control, Early stage financing, Exit strategies, Early stage capital, Venture capital, Financial markets

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The Uncertain Relationship Between Board Composition and Firm Performance

As published in Business Lawyer, Vol. 54, pp. 921-963, 1999.
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 17 Oct 1997
Sanjai Bhagat and Bernard S. Black
University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Finance and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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Citation 191

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The Legal and Institutional Preconditions for Strong Securities Markets

UCLA Law Review, vol. 48, pp. 781-855, 2001, Stanford Law and Economics Olin Working Paper No. 179
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 06 Oct 1999 Last Revised: 27 Jan 2017
Bernard S. Black
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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Citation 92

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Does Venture Capital Require an Active Stock Market?

As published in Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, pp. 36-48, Winter 1999
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 23 Mar 2000
Ronald J. Gilson and Bernard S. Black
Stanford Law School and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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Citation 16

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The New Vote Buying: Empty Voting and Hidden (Morphable) Ownership

As published in Southern California Law Review, Vol. 79, pp. 811-908, 2006, University of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 53
Number of pages: 99 Posted: 05 Jun 2006 Last Revised: 10 Mar 2008
Henry T. C. Hu and Bernard S. Black
University of Texas at Austin - School of Law and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
Downloads 4,265 (1,254)
Citation 28

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Bank regulation, banking, corporate governance, derivative, disclosure, equity swap, financial innovation, hedge fund, hedging, insider, Mylan Laboratories, Perry Corp., Securities and Exchange Commission, securities regulation, shareholder, shareholder voting, takeover, vote buying, voting

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Hedge Funds, Insiders, and the Decoupling of Economic and Voting Ownership: Empty Voting and Hidden (Morphable) Ownership

Journal of Corporate Finance, vol. 13, pp. 343-367, 2007, ECGI - Law Working Paper No. 56/2006, McCombs Research Paper Series No. FIN-02-06, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 53
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 10 Jan 2006
Henry T. C. Hu and Bernard S. Black
University of Texas at Austin - School of Law and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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Citation 43

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bank regulation, banking, corporate control, corporate governance, derivative, disclosure, dual class stock, equity swap, financial innovation, hedge fund, hedging, insider, Mylan Laboratories, option, Perry, Securities and Exchange Commission, securities regulation, shareholder, takeover, voting

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Outside Director Liability Across Countries

as published in Texas Law Review, Vol. 84, pp. 1385-1480, 2006, ECGI - Law Working Paper No. 71/2006, Stanford Law and Economics Olin Working Paper No. 266, Univ of Texas Law and Economics Research Paper No. 31
Number of pages: 97 Posted: 20 Jan 2005 Last Revised: 29 Jun 2011
Brian R. Cheffins and Bernard S. Black
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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Citation 48

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outside directors, director liability, corporate law, securities law, indemnification, D&O insurance, derivative suits, securities class actions

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Why Does Corporate Governance Affect Firm Value: Evidence on a Self-Dealing Channel from a Natural Experiment in Korea

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Citation 8

Why Does Corporate Governance Affect Firm Value: Evidence on a Self-Dealing Channel from a Natural Experiment in Korea

Journal of Banking and Finance, Vol. 51, 2015, pp. 131-150, EFA 2009 Bergen Meetings Paper, ECGI - Finance Working Paper No. 103/2005, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 51, McCombs Research Paper No. 01-05, KDI School of Pub Policy & Management Paper No. 08/19
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 09 Nov 2005 Last Revised: 12 Feb 2017
Bernard S. Black, Woochan Kim, Hasung Jang and Kyung Suh Park
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Korea University Business School, Korea University - Department of Finance and Korea University - Department of Finance
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Citation 8

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Korea, corporate governance, corporate governance index, law and finance, firm valuation, board of directors, emerging markets

How Corporate Governance Affects Firm Value: Evidence on Channels from Korea

ECGI - Finance Working Paper No. 103/2005, KDI School of Pub Policy & Management Paper No. 08-19, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 09-23, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 51, McCombs Research Paper Series No. 01-05
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 20 Mar 2009 Last Revised: 24 Jan 2012
Bernard S. Black, Woochan Kim, Hasung Jang and Kyung Suh Park
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Korea University Business School, Korea University - Department of Finance and Korea University - Department of Finance
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Citation 8

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Korea, corporate governance, corporate governance index, law and finance, firm valuation, emerging markets

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The Core Fiduciary Duties of Outside Directors

As published in Asia Business Law Review, pp. 3-16, July 2001
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 13 Jun 2001
Bernard S. Black
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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Citation 12

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Empty Voting and Hidden (Morphable) Ownership: Taxonomy, Implications, and Reforms

As published in Business Lawyer, Vol. 61, pp. 1011-1070, 2006, European Corporate Governance Institute - Law Research Paper No. 64/2006, University of Texas Law, Law and Economics Research Paper No. 70
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 28 Feb 2006 Last Revised: 11 Mar 2008
Henry T. C. Hu and Bernard S. Black
University of Texas at Austin - School of Law and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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Citation 12

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bank regulation, banking, corporate governance, derivative, disclosure, dual class stock, equity swap, financial innovation, hedge fund, hedging, insider, Mylan Laboratories, Perry Corp., Securities and Exchange Commission, securities regulation, shareholder, takeover, voting

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Debt, Equity, and Hybrid Decoupling: Governance and Systemic Risk Implications

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Citation 17

Debt, Equity, and Hybrid Decoupling: Governance and Systemic Risk Implications

U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 120, Europen Financial Management Journal, Vol. 14, 2008, ECGI - Finance Working Paper Series No. 207/2008, McCombs Research Paper Series
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 17 Jan 2008 Last Revised: 20 Jul 2009
Henry T. C. Hu and Bernard S. Black
University of Texas at Austin - School of Law and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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Citation 17

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equity decoupling, debt decoupling, hybrid decoupling, empty voting, hidden ownership, equity swaps, credit default swaps, CDOs, disclosure, Securities and Exchange Commission, securitization, systemic risk

Debt, Equity and Hybrid Decoupling: Governance and Systemic Risk Implications

European Financial Management, Vol. 14, Issue 4, pp. 663-709, September 2008
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 14 Aug 2008
Henry T. C. Hu and Bernard S. Black
University of Texas at Austin - School of Law and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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Citation 17

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Does Corporate Governance Matter? A Crude Test Using Russian Data

As published in University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Vol. 149, pp. 2131-2150, 2001
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 26 Jan 2001
Bernard S. Black
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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Citation 45

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Outside Director Liability

as published in Stanford Law Review, Vol. 58, pp. 1055-1159, 2006, ECGI - Law Working Paper No. 68/2006, Stanford Law and Economics Olin Working Paper No. 319, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 76
Number of pages: 107 Posted: 04 Apr 2006 Last Revised: 03 Nov 2010
Bernard S. Black, Brian R. Cheffins and Michael Klausner
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law and Stanford Law School
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Citation 57

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outside directors, corporate law, securities law, indemnification, D&O insurance

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A Self Enforcing Model of Corporate Law

As published in Harvard Law Review, vol. 109, pp. 1911-1982, 1996
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 05 Jul 1998
Reinier Kraakman and Bernard S. Black
Harvard Law School and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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Citation 82

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Outside Director Liability (Before Enron and WorldCom)

Stanford Law and Economics Olin Working Paper No. 250
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 12 Dec 2003
Bernard S. Black, Brian R. Cheffins and Michael Klausner
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law and Stanford Law School
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Citation 8

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directors, corporate goverance, liability, securities law, corporate law

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The Corporate Governance Behavior and Market Value of Russian Firms

Emerging Markets Review, Vol. 2, pp. 89-108, 2001
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 23 Mar 2001
Bernard S. Black
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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Citation 66

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Equity and Debt Decoupling and Empty Voting II: Importance and Extensions

as published in University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Vol. 156, pp. 625-739, 2008, ECGI - Law Working Paper No. , U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 122
Number of pages: 116 Posted: 20 Nov 2007 Last Revised: 11 Mar 2008
Henry T. C. Hu and Bernard S. Black
University of Texas at Austin - School of Law and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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Citation 19

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bank regulation, bankruptcy, corporate governance, credit default swap, creditor rights and obligations, derivative, disclosure, empty voting, equity swap, financial innovation, hedge fund, housing finance, insider, SEC, securitization, shareholder rights and obligations, takeover, voting

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Can Corporate Governance Reforms Increase Firm Market Values? Event Study Evidence from India

as published in 4 Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, pp. 749-796 (2007), 1st Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies, EFA 2007 Ljubljana Meetings Paper, ECGI - Finance Working Paper No. 159/2007, U of Michigan Law & Economics, Olin Working Paper No. 07-002, University of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 86
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 15 Oct 2006 Last Revised: 28 Jan 2015
Bernard S. Black and Vikramaditya S. Khanna
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and University of Michigan Law School
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Citation 28

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Corporate Law, Securities Law, India, Indian Securities Law, listing standards, corporate governance, Clause 49

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Firm-Level Corporate Governance in Emerging Markets: A Case Study of India

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Citation 10

Firm-Level Corporate Governance in Emerging Markets: A Case Study of India

ECGI - Law Working Paper 119/2009, 2nd Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies Paper, U of Michigan Law & Economics, Olin Working Paper 08-011, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 87, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 09-14
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 09 Mar 2008 Last Revised: 06 Jul 2009
Bala N. Balasubramanian, Bernard S. Black and Vikramaditya S. Khanna
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 1,911 (5,821)
Citation 10

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India, securities law, corporate governance, Clause 49

Firm-Level Corporate Governance in Emerging Markets: A Case Study of India

IIM Bangalore Research Paper No. 274
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 05 Sep 2012
Bala N. Balasubramanian, Bernard S. Black and Vikramaditya S. Khanna
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and University of Michigan Law School
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Citation 10

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India, securities law, corporate governance, Clause 49

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General Principles of Company Law for Transition Economies (English Version)

Stanford Law School, Olin Law and Economics Working Paper No. 165; and Columbia Law School, Law and Economic Studies Working Paper No. 138
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 02 Sep 1998
Gainan Avilov, Bernard S. Black, Dominique Carreau, Oksana Kozyr, Stilpon Nestor and Sarah Reynolds
Government of the Russian Federation - Institute for Legislation and Comparative Law, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, University of Paris, Research Center for Private Law, Russian Federation, Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) - Corporate Affairs Division and SJ Reynolds Associates
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Stability, Not Crisis: Medical Malpractice Claim Outcomes in Texas, 1988-2002

as published in 2 Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, pp. 207-259 (2005), Columbia Law and Economics Working Paper No. 287, U Illinois Law & Economics Research Paper No. LE05-002, U of Texas law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 030
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 25 Oct 2005 Last Revised: 28 Jan 2015
Bernard S. Black, Charles Silver, David A. Hyman and William M. Sage
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, University of Texas at Austin - School of Law, Georgetown University and University of Texas at Austin School of Law
Downloads 1,977 (5,464)
Citation 17

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Corporate Governance in Korea at the Millennium: Enhancing International Competitiveness (Final Report and Legal Reform Recommendations to the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea)

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Citation 11

Corporate Governance in Korea at the Millennium: Enhancing International Competitiveness (Final Report and Legal Reform Recommendations to the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea)

As published in Journal of Corporation Law, Vol. 26, pp. 537-608, 2001
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 16 Jun 2000
Barry Metzger, Bernard S. Black, Timothy O'Brien and Young Moo Shin
Coudert Brothers LLP - New York, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Coudert Brothers LLP - Hong Kong Law Offices and Shin & Kim
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Citation 11

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Corporate Governance in Korea at the Millennium: Enhancing International Competitiveness (Final Report and Legal Reform Recommendations to the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea)

As published in The Journal of Corporation Law, Vol. 26, Vol. 3, pp. 536-608, Spring 2001
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 06 Aug 2001
Bernard S. Black, Barry Metzger, Timothy O'Brien and Young Moo Shin
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Coudert Brothers LLP - New York, Coudert Brothers LLP - Hong Kong Law Offices and Shin & Kim
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Citation 11

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Ranking Law Schools: Using SSRN to Measure Scholarly Performance

Indiana Law Journal (Symposium on The Next Generation of Law School Rankings), Vol. 81, 2006, U of Texas law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 52, U of Cincinnati Public Law Research Paper No. 05-14
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 17 Aug 2005
Bernard S. Black and Paul L. Caron
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Pepperdine University - School of Law
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Citation 3

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Law Schools, Legal Education, Rankings, Corporate, Tax

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Outside Directors, Liability Risk and Corporate Governance: A Comparative Analysis (English Version)

ECGI - Law Working Paper No. 48, U of Texas law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 31
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 09 Sep 2005
Brian R. Cheffins, Bernard S. Black and Michael Klausner
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Stanford Law School
Downloads 1,937 (5,443)

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outside directors, corporate governance, Germany, supervisory board, director liability, securities law, corporate law

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Private Enforcement of Corporate Law: An Empirical Comparison of the UK and US

as published in Journal of Empirical Legal Studies Vol. 6, pp. 687-722, 2009, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 89, McCombs Research Paper Series, Paper No. FIN-02-07, Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper No. 1105355, 3rd Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies Papers, ECGI - Law Working Paper No. 120, ECGI - Finance Working Paper No. 234
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 16 Apr 2008 Last Revised: 19 Oct 2010
John Armour, Bernard S. Black, Brian R. Cheffins and Richard Nolan
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law and University of York - York Law School
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Citation 7

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Private enforcement, corporate law, derivative actions, public enforcement, comparative corporate law

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Hail Britannia?: Institutional Investor Behavior Under Limited Regulation

As published in Michigan Law Review, Vol. 92, Pp. 1997-2087 (1994)
Number of pages: 91 Posted: 17 Jul 2001
John C. Coffee Jr. and Bernard S. Black
Columbia Law School and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
Downloads 1,851 (5,410)
Citation 78

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The First International Merger Wave (and the Fifth and Last U.S. Wave)

As published in University of Miami Law Review, Vol. 54, pp. 799-818, 2000
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 12 Jun 2000
Bernard S. Black
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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Predicting Firms' Corporate Governance Choices: Evidence from Korea

Journal of Corporate Finance, Vol. 12, pp. 660-691, 2006, ECGI - Finance Working Paper No. 87/2005, KDI School of Pub Policy & Management Paper No. 04-16, McCombs Working Paper No. FIN-03-05, Stanford Law and Economics Olin Working Paper No. 269, U of Texas law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 39
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 14 Nov 2005
Woochan Kim, Bernard S. Black and Hasung Jang
Korea University Business School, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Korea University - Department of Finance
Downloads 1,784 (6,425)
Citation 35

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Korea, corporate governance, corporate governance index, law and finance

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The Core Institutions that Support Strong Securities Markets

As published in Business Lawyer, Vol. 55, pp. 1565-1607, 2000
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 16 Jun 2000
Bernard S. Black
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
Downloads 1,718 (6,707)
Citation 24

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The Corporate Governance of Privately Controlled Brazilian Firms

as published in Revista Brasileira de Finanças, Vol. 7, 2009, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 109, Cornell Legal Studies Research Paper No. 08-014, ECGI - Finance Working Paper No. 206/2008,
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 16 Apr 2008 Last Revised: 07 Aug 2013
Bernard S. Black, Antonio Gledson De Carvalho and Érica Gorga
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Fundacao Getulio Vargas School of Business at Sao Paulo and Yale University - Center for the Study of Corporate Law
Downloads 1,642 (7,133)
Citation 6

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Brazil, corporate governance, boards of directors, minority shareholders

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Delaware's Takeover Law: The Uncertain Search for Hidden Value

As published in Northwestern University Law Review, Vol. 95, pp. 521-566, 2002
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 05 Feb 2002
Reinier Kraakman and Bernard S. Black
Harvard Law School and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
Downloads 1,430 (8,790)
Citation 5

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Relational Investing and Firm Performance

Journal of Financial Research, Vol. 27, pp. 1-30, 2004
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 02 Jun 2003
Sanjai Bhagat, Bernard S. Black and Margaret M. Blair
University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Finance, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 1,415 (9,543)
Citation 22

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The Effect of Board Structure on Firm Value: A Multiple Identification Strategies Approach Using Korean Data

Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), 2011, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 89, McCombs Research Paper No. FIN-02-07, ECGI - Finance Working Paper No. 179/2007, KDI School of Pub Policy & Management Paper No. 07-02, EFA 2007 Ljubljana Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 05 Mar 2007 Last Revised: 10 Jul 2011
Bernard S. Black and Woochan Kim
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Korea University Business School
Downloads 1,411 (8,689)
Citation 21

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Korea, outside directors, audit committees, corporate governance, board of directors, emerging markets

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Corporate Governance Indices and Firms' Market Values: Time Series Evidence from Russia

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Citation 33

Corporate Governance Indices and Firms' Market Values: Time Series Evidence from Russia

nearly final version, published in Emerging Markets Review, Vol. 7, pp. 361-379, 2006, McCombs Research Paper No. FIN-05-05, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 66, ECGI - Finance Working Paper
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 05 Dec 2005 Last Revised: 02 Aug 2009
Bernard S. Black, Inessa Love and Andrei Rachinsky
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, World Bank - Development Economics Data Group (DECDG) and Center for Economic and Financial Research (CEFIR)
Downloads 1,249 (11,868)
Citation 33

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Russia, corporate governance, corporate governance index, law and finance, firm valuation, disclosure, emerging markets

Corporate Governance Indices and Firms' Market Values: Time Series Evidence from Russia (Корпоративное управление и рыночная стоимость: анализ временных рядов данных российских компаний) (Russian translation of English article)

Emerging Markets Review, Vol. 7, pp. 361-379, 2006
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 02 Aug 2009 Last Revised: 15 Mar 2011
Bernard S. Black, Inessa Love and Andrei Rachinsky
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, World Bank - Development Economics Data Group (DECDG) and Center for Economic and Financial Research (CEFIR)
Downloads 131 (182,016)
Citation 33

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Institutional Reform in Transition: A Case Study of Russia

Supreme Court Economic Review, Vol. 10, pp. 211-278, 2003
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 15 Aug 2002
Bernard S. Black and Anna Tarassova
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and University of Maryland - Center on Institutional Reform and the Informal Sector (IRIS)
Downloads 1,330 (10,403)
Citation 11

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Report to Russian Center for Capital Market Development: Comparative Analysis on Legal Regulation of the Liability of Members of the Board of Directors and Executive Organs of Companies (English Language Version)

ECGI - Law Working Paper Series 103/2008, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 110
Number of pages: 323 Posted: 07 Sep 2007 Last Revised: 29 Jun 2011
Bernard S. Black, Brian R. Cheffins, Martin Gelter, Hwa-Jin Kim, Richard Nolan, Mathias M. Siems and Linia Prava
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, Fordham University School of Law, Seoul National University School of Law, University of York - York Law School, Durham University - Durham Law School and Linia Prava Law Firm
Downloads 1,326 (9,506)

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Russia, company law, liability of directors and officers

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Liability Risk for Outside Directors: A Cross-Border Analysis

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Liability Risk for Outside Directors: A Cross-Border Analysis

European Financial Management Journal, Vol. 11, pp. 153-171, 2005
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 11 Mar 2005
Brian R. Cheffins, Bernard S. Black and Michael Klausner
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Stanford Law School
Downloads 1,280 (11,440)
Citation 13

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corporate governance, outside directors, legal liability, corporate law, securities law

Liability Risk for Outside Directors: A Cross-Border Analysis

European Financial Management, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 153-171, March 2005
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 28 Mar 2005
Bernard S. Black, Brian R. Cheffins and Michael Klausner
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law and Stanford Law School
Downloads 25 (430,606)
Citation 13

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Is Delaware Losing Its Cases?

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Citation 5

Is Delaware Losing Its Cases?

as published in 9 Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, pp. 605-656 (2012), Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 10-03, Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper No. 36/2010, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 174, ECGI - Law Working Paper No. 151/2010, 5th Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies Paper, University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 11/08
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 30 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 28 Jan 2015
John Armour, Bernard S. Black and Brian R. Cheffins
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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Citation 5

Abstract:

Delaware, shareholder lawsuits, deal litigation, class actions, derivative actions, options backdating, forum shopping, corporate litigation

Is Delaware Losing its Cases?

Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, Vol. 9, Issue 4, pp. 605-656, 2012
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 08 Nov 2012
John Armour, Bernard S. Black and Brian R. Cheffins
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
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Citation 5

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43.

How Does Law Affect Finance? An Examination of Equity Tunneling in Bulgaria

nearly final version, published in 96 Journal of Financial Economics 155-173 (2010), ECGI - Finance Working Paper No. 123/2006, McCombs School of Business Research Paper No. FIN-04-06, U of Texas Law Law and Econ Research Paper No. 80, EFA 2007 Ljubljana Meetings Paper, 2nd Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies Paper, William Davidson Institute Working Paper No. 742
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 18 May 2006 Last Revised: 04 May 2010
Vladimir A. Atanasov, Bernard S. Black, Conrad S. Ciccotello and Stanley B. Gyoshev
College of William and Mary - Mason School of Business, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Georgia State University - Department of Finance and XFI Centre for Finance and Investment - University of Exeter Business School
Downloads 1,230 (11,725)
Citation 15

Abstract:

equity tunneling, preemptive rights, dilution, freezeout, corporate governance, securities law, emerging markets

44.

Shareholder Passivity Reexamined

As published in Michigan Law Review, Vol. 89, pp. 520-608, 1990
Number of pages: 89 Posted: 20 Jan 2003
Bernard S. Black
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
Downloads 1,203 (9,496)
Citation 98

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45.

What Matters and for Which Firms for Corporate Governance in Emerging Markets? Evidence from Brazil (and Other BRIK Countries)

nearly final version, published in 18 Journal of Corporate Finance 934-952 (2012), ECGI - Finance Working Paper No. 306/2011, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 09-20, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 152
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 18 May 2011 Last Revised: 07 Aug 2013
Bernard S. Black, Antonio Gledson De Carvalho and Érica Gorga
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Fundacao Getulio Vargas School of Business at Sao Paulo and Yale University - Center for the Study of Corporate Law
Downloads 1,201 (12,896)
Citation 2

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46.

Information Asymmetry, The Internet, And Securities Offerings

As published in Journal of Small and Emerging Business Law, Vol. 2, pp. 91-99, 1998
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 07 May 1998
Bernard S. Black
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
Downloads 1,138 (12,896)
Citation 8

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47.

Bloopers: How (Mostly) Smart People Get Causal Inference Wrong

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 23 Aug 2010
Bernard S. Black
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
Downloads 1,061 (13,803)

Abstract:

econometrics, causal inference

48.

Outside Directors and Lawsuits: What are the Real Risks?

McKinsey Quarterly, 2004
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 15 Sep 2004
Brian R. Cheffins, Bernard S. Black and Michael Klausner
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Stanford Law School
Downloads 1,038 (15,364)

Abstract:

corporate governance, director liability, fiduciary duty, securities law, securities class actions, law and finance, director duties

49.

Outside Director Liability: A Policy Analysis

Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, Vol. 162, 2006, ECGI - Law Working Paper No. 59/2006, Stanford Law and Economics Olin Working Paper No. 319, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 54
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 25 Jan 2006
Bernard S. Black, Brian R. Cheffins and Michael Klausner
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law and Stanford Law School
Downloads 1,028 (15,197)
Citation 39

Abstract:

outside directors, liability, corporate governance

50.

The Relation between Firm-Level Corporate Governance and Market Value: A Study of India

nearly final version, published in Emerging Markets Review, Vol. 11, pp. 319-340, 2010, ECGI - Law Working Paper No. 177/2011, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 10-10, U of Michigan Law & Econ, Empirical Legal Studies Center Paper No. 10-011, U of Texas Law School, Law and Economics Research Paper No. 180
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 09 Apr 2010 Last Revised: 07 Jul 2011
Bala N. Balasubramanian, Bernard S. Black and Vikramaditya S. Khanna
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 1,018 (13,584)
Citation 3

Abstract:

India, securities law, corporate governance, Clause 49

51.

Agents Watching Agents: The Promise of Institutional Investor Voice

UCLA Law Review, Vol. 39, pp. 811-893, 1992
Number of pages: 84 Posted: 14 May 2008
Bernard S. Black
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
Downloads 977 (10,272)
Citation 86

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52.

Independent Directors

THE NEW PALGRAVE DICTIONARY OF ECONOMICS AND THE LAW, Peter Newman, ed., Vol. 2, pp. 283-287, 1998
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 06 Aug 2008
Sanjai Bhagat and Bernard S. Black
University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Finance and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
Downloads 966 (15,385)
Citation 2

Abstract:

boards of directors, independent directors

53.

Does Tort Reform Affect Physician Supply? Evidence from Texas

nearly final version, published in International Review of Law and Economics, Vol. 42, 2015, pp. 203-218, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper 12-11, Illinois Program in Law, Behavior and Social Science Paper No. LBSS12-12, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 225
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 30 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 04 Dec 2015
David A. Hyman, Charles Silver, Bernard S. Black and Myungho Paik
Georgetown University, University of Texas at Austin - School of Law, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Hanyang University - College of Policy Science
Downloads 953 (13,671)

Abstract:

physician supply, malpractice, tort reform

54.

Unbundling and Measuring Tunneling

as published in 2014 University of Illinois Law Review 1697-1738, ECGI - Finance Working Paper, McCombs Research Paper Series, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 117
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 17 Nov 2007 Last Revised: 24 Jan 2015
Vladimir A. Atanasov, Bernard S. Black and Conrad S. Ciccotello
College of William and Mary - Mason School of Business, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Georgia State University - Department of Finance
Downloads 943 (16,087)
Citation 9

Abstract:

tunneling, dilution, freezeout, transfer pricing, shareholder protection

55.

Shareholder Suits and Outside Director Liability: The Case of Korea

Journal of Korean Law, Vol. 11, pp. 325-362, 2011, Stanford Law and Economics Olin Working Paper No. #, ECGI - Law Working Paper No. 47/2005
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 17 Jan 2005 Last Revised: 07 Dec 2011
Brian R. Cheffins, Bernard S. Black and Michael Klausner
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Stanford Law School
Downloads 937 (17,160)
Citation 6

Abstract:

corporate governance, director liability, fiduciary duty, securities law, securities class actions, law and finance, director duties

56.

The Evolution of Corporate Governance in Brazil

Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 12-22
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 30 Nov 2012 Last Revised: 03 Apr 2014
Bernard S. Black, Antonio Gledson De Carvalho and Joelson Oliveira Sampaio
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Fundacao Getulio Vargas School of Business at Sao Paulo and Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV), Sao Paulo School of Economics, Students
Downloads 927 (11,165)
Citation 2

Abstract:

57.

Delaware’s Balancing Act

as published in 87 Indiana Law Journal 1345-1405 (2012), University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 37/2011, ECGI - Law Working Paper 167/2010, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 10-04, Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper No. 64/2010
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 17 Sep 2010 Last Revised: 12 Jul 2012
John Armour, Bernard S. Black and Brian R. Cheffins
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law
Downloads 897 (18,813)
Citation 3

Abstract:

Delaware courts, corporate litigation, forum shopping

58.

Strengthening Brazil's Securities Markets

Revista de Direito Mercantil, Economico e Financiero, 2001 [Journal of Commercial, Economic and Financial Law]
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 29 Nov 2000
Bernard S. Black
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
Downloads 891 (18,711)
Citation 10

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59.

Is This the First International Merger Wave?

As published in M&A Lawyer, pp. 20-26, July/Aug. 2000
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 25 Oct 2000
Bernard S. Black
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
Downloads 851 (20,080)
Citation 4

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60.

Is Corporate Law Trivial?: A Political and Economic Analysis

As published in Northwestern University Law Review, Vol. 84, pp. 542-597, 1990
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 11 Sep 2002
Bernard S. Black
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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Citation 53

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61.

Will Tort Reform Bend the Cost Curve? Evidence from Texas

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Citation 1

Will Tort Reform Bend the Cost Curve? Evidence from Texas

as published in Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, vol. 9, pp. 173-216 (2012), Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 10-17, University of Illinois Law & Economics Research Paper No. LE10-013, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 188
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 17 Jul 2010 Last Revised: 09 Nov 2013
Myungho Paik, Bernard S. Black, David A. Hyman and Charles Silver
Hanyang University - College of Policy Science, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Georgetown University and University of Texas at Austin - School of Law
Downloads 818 (22,679)
Citation 1

Abstract:

defensive medicine, medical malpractice risk, tort reform

Will Tort Reform Bend the Cost Curve? Evidence from Texas

Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, Vol. 9, Issue 2, pp. 173-216, 2012
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 09 May 2012
Myungho Paik, Bernard S. Black and David A. Hyman
Hanyang University - College of Policy Science, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Georgetown University
Downloads 1 (571,894)
Citation 1

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62.

The Role of Self-Regulation in Supporting Korea's Securities Markets

Journal of Korean Law, Vol. 3, 2003
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 27 May 2003
Bernard S. Black
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
Downloads 789 (23,351)

Abstract:

63.

Medical Malpractice Litigation and the Market for Plaintiff-Side Representation: Evidence from Illinois

Downloads 758 ( 25,710)

Medical Malpractice Litigation and the Market for Plaintiff-Side Representation: Evidence from Illinois

Illinois Program in Law, Behavior and Social Science Paper No. LBSS 14-14, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 13-31, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 536
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 23 Jul 2014 Last Revised: 13 Jul 2016
David A. Hyman, Mohammad Hossein Rahmati, Bernard S. Black and Charles Silver
Georgetown University, Sharif University of Technology, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and University of Texas at Austin - School of Law
Downloads 758 (25,299)

Abstract:

med mal, personal injury, litigation, success rates, propensity score

Medical Malpractice Litigation and the Market for Plaintiff‐Side Representation: Evidence from Illinois

Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, Vol. 13, Issue 4, pp. 603-636, 2016
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 18 Nov 2016
David A. Hyman, Mohammad Hossein Rahmati, Bernard S. Black and Charles Silver
Georgetown University, Sharif University of Technology, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and University of Texas at Austin - School of Law
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64.

Guide to the Russian Law on Joint Stock Companies (in Russian)

As published by Labirint Press, Moscow, Russia, 1999; (English version is available from Kluwer Law International, 1998)
Number of pages: 702 Posted: 26 Oct 2000
Bernard S. Black, Reinier Kraakman and Anna Tarassova
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Harvard Law School and University of Maryland - Center on Institutional Reform and the Informal Sector (IRIS)
Downloads 737 (24,595)
Citation 2

Abstract:

65.

Law and Tunneling

Journal of Corporation Law, Vol. 37, pp. 1-49, 2011, ECGI - Law Working Paper No. 178/2011, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper 09-35, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper 158
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 28 Feb 2011 Last Revised: 02 Dec 2011
Vladimir A. Atanasov, Bernard S. Black and Conrad S. Ciccotello
College of William and Mary - Mason School of Business, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Georgia State University - Department of Finance
Downloads 731 (19,176)
Citation 3

Abstract:

tunneling, dilution, freezeout, controlling shareholders

66.

Shock-Based Causal Inference in Corporate Finance and Accounting Research

Critical Finance Review, 2016, vol. 5, pp. 207-304, ECGI - Finance Working Paper 448/2015, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper 11-08
Number of pages: 98 Posted: 08 May 2013 Last Revised: 14 Jan 2017
Vladimir A. Atanasov and Bernard S. Black
College of William and Mary - Mason School of Business and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
Downloads 703 (8,528)

Abstract:

causal inference, shock-based research design, natural experiments, legal shock, difference-in-differences, regression discontinuity, instrumental variables, event study, covariate balance

67.

Estimating the Effect of Damages Caps in Medical Malpractice Cases: Evidence from Texas

The Journal of Legal Analysis, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 355-409, 2009, U Illinois Law & Economics Research Paper No. 07-16, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 106, 2nd Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies Paper
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 26 Feb 2009 Last Revised: 24 Dec 2009
David A. Hyman, Bernard S. Black, Charles Silver and William M. Sage
Georgetown University, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, University of Texas at Austin - School of Law and University of Texas at Austin School of Law
Downloads 683 (29,740)
Citation 8

Abstract:

damages caps, medical malpractice, texas, settlements

68.

Legal Liability of Directors and Company Officials Part 2: Court Procedures, Indemnification and Insurance, and Administrative and Criminal Liability (Report to the Russian Securities Agency)

Columbia Business Law Review, pp. 1-171, 2008, ECGI - Law Working Paper, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 113
Number of pages: 171 Posted: 11 Jan 2008 Last Revised: 19 Oct 2010
Bernard S. Black, Brian R. Cheffins, Martin Gelter, Hwa-Jin Kim, Richard Nolan, Mathias M. Siems and Linia Prava
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, Fordham University School of Law, Seoul National University School of Law, University of York - York Law School, Durham University - Durham Law School and Linia Prava Law Firm
Downloads 663 (27,682)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Russia, company law, liability of directors and officers, indemnification, insurance, derivative suits

69.

Corporate Governance in Brazil

nearly final version, published in Emerging Markets Review, Vol. 12, 2010, ECGI - Finance Working Paper Series, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper , McCombs Research Paper Series
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 04 Jun 2009 Last Revised: 07 Aug 2013
Bernard S. Black, Antonio Gledson De Carvalho and Érica Gorga
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Fundacao Getulio Vargas School of Business at Sao Paulo and Yale University - Center for the Study of Corporate Law
Downloads 630 (29,393)
Citation 3

Abstract:

Brazil, corporate governance, boards of directors, minority shareholders

70.

Legal Liability of Directors and Company Officials Part 1: Substantive Grounds for Liability (Report to the Russian Securities Agency)

Columbia Business Law Review, pp. 614-799, 2007, ECGI - Law Working Paper, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 112
Number of pages: 185 Posted: 11 Jan 2008 Last Revised: 19 Oct 2010
Bernard S. Black, Brian R. Cheffins, Martin Gelter, Hwa-Jin Kim, Richard Nolan, Mathias M. Siems and Linia Prava
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, Fordham University School of Law, Seoul National University School of Law, University of York - York Law School, Durham University - Durham Law School and Linia Prava Law Firm
Downloads 608 (29,676)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Russia, company law, liability of directors and officers

71.

Methods for Multicountry Studies of Corporate Governance (and Evidence from the BRIKT Countries)

nearly final version, published in Journal of Econometrics, Vol. 183, pages 230-240, 2014, 26th Australasian Finance and Banking Conference 2013, European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) - Finance Working Paper No. 414/2014 , U of Michigan Law & Econ Research Paper No. 13-005, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 13-05
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 23 Mar 2013 Last Revised: 03 Mar 2016
Bernard S. Black, Antonio Gledson De Carvalho, Vikramaditya S. Khanna, Woochan Kim and B. Burcin Yurtoglu
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Fundacao Getulio Vargas School of Business at Sao Paulo, University of Michigan Law School, Korea University Business School and WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management
Downloads 603 (26,200)

Abstract:

Brazil, Korea, India, Russia, Turkey, corporate governance, boards of directors, disclosure, shareholder rights

72.

Defense Costs and Insurer Reserves in Medical Malpractice and Other Personal Injury Cases: Evidence from Texas, 1988-2004

Downloads 580 ( 37,076)
Citation 10

Defense Costs and Insurer Reserves in Medical Malpractice and Other Personal Injury Cases: Evidence from Texas, 1988-2004

U Illinois Law & Economics Research Paper No. LE07-012, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 99, American Law and Economics Review, Vol. 10, pp. 185-245, 2008
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 17 Apr 2008 Last Revised: 22 Apr 2010
Bernard S. Black, David A. Hyman, Charles Silver and William M. Sage
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Georgetown University, University of Texas at Austin - School of Law and University of Texas at Austin School of Law
Downloads 580 (36,518)
Citation 10

Abstract:

defense costs, litigation, torts, medical malpractice, insurance

Defense Costs and Insurer Reserves in Medical Malpractice and Other Personal Injury Cases: Evidence from Texas, 1988-2004

American Law and Economics Review, Vol. 10, Issue 2, pp. 185-245, 2008
Posted: 31 Dec 2008
Bernard S. Black, David A. Hyman, Charles Silver and William M. Sage
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Georgetown University, University of Texas at Austin - School of Law and University of Texas at Austin School of Law

Abstract:

K13, K32, K41

73.

General Principles of Company Law for Transition Economies (Russian Version)

As published in Journal of Corporation Law, Vol. 24, pp. 190-293, 1999
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 26 Sep 1998
Bernard S. Black, Gainan Avilov, Dominique Carreau, Oksana Kozyr, Stilpon Nestor and Sarah Reynolds
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Government of the Russian Federation - Institute for Legislation and Comparative Law, University of Paris, Research Center for Private Law, Russian Federation, Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) - Corporate Affairs Division and SJ Reynolds Associates
Downloads 580 (35,255)
Citation 3

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74.

Debt and Hybrid Decoupling: An Overview

M&A Lawyer, Vol. 1, pp. 4-10, April 2008
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 08 May 2008
Henry T. C. Hu and Bernard S. Black
University of Texas at Austin - School of Law and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
Downloads 526 (38,391)

Abstract:

corporate governance, derivatives, equity swaps, hedge funds, shareholder voting, vote buying

75.

The Value of Institutional Investor Monitoring: The Empirical Evidence

UCLA Law Review, Vol. 39, pp. 895-939, 1992
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 14 May 2008 Last Revised: 06 Aug 2008
Bernard S. Black
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
Downloads 523 (36,984)
Citation 24

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76.

The Deterrent Effect of Tort Law: Evidence from Medical Malpractice Reform

Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 13-09
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 11 Nov 2013 Last Revised: 02 May 2015
Zenon Zabinski and Bernard S. Black
Bates White and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
Downloads 501 (26,774)

Abstract:

medical malpractice, torts, healthcare quality, patient safety

77.

Outside Directors, Liability Risk and Corporate Governance: A Comparative Analysis (German Version)

ECGI - Law Working Paper No. 48, U of Texas law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 31
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 09 Sep 2005
Brian R. Cheffins, Bernard S. Black and Michael Klausner
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Stanford Law School
Downloads 496 (42,063)

Abstract:

outside directors, corporate governance, Germany, supervisory board, director liability, securities law, corporate law

78.

Analysis on Legal Regulation of the Liability of Members of the Board of Directors and Executive Organs of Companies (as of December 2006) (Отчет о результатах сравнительного анализа правового регулирования ответственности членов органов управления хозяйственных обществ (по состоянию на Декабрь 2006 года) (Russian Language Version)

U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 110 (Russian version)
Number of pages: 339 Posted: 17 Feb 2008 Last Revised: 02 Mar 2011
Bernard S. Black, Brian R. Cheffins, Martin Gelter, Hwa-Jin Kim, Richard Nolan, Mathias M. Siems and Linia Prava
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, Fordham University School of Law, Seoul National University School of Law, University of York - York Law School, Durham University - Durham Law School and Linia Prava Law Firm
Downloads 494 (38,105)

Abstract:

Russia, company law, liability of directors and officers

79.

Interpreting DID and IV Estimates: ATE, LATE, ATET, and All That

CELS 2009 4th Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies Paper
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 10 Sep 2009 Last Revised: 22 Nov 2011
Bernard S. Black
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
Downloads 486 (28,262)

Abstract:

80.

Physicians' Insurance Limits and Malpractice Payments: Evidence from Texas Closed Claims, 1990-2003

Journal of Legal Studies, pp. s9-s45, 2008, Georgetown Law and Economics Research Paper No. 981192, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 07-16, U Illinois Law & Economics Research Paper No. LE07-008, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 67
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 20 Apr 2007 Last Revised: 21 Mar 2008
Kathryn Zeiler, Bernard S. Black, Charles Silver, David A. Hyman and William M. Sage
Boston University - School of Law, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, University of Texas at Austin - School of Law, Georgetown University and University of Texas at Austin School of Law
Downloads 483 (44,554)
Citation 17

Abstract:

medical malpractice, insurance, liability

81.

The Impact of the 2003 Texas Medical Malpractice Damages Cap on Physician Supply and Insurer Payouts: Separating Facts from Rhetoric

as published in Texas Advocate, pp. 25-34, Fall 2008, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 134, U Illinois Law & Economics Research Paper No. LE08-028
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 19 Aug 2008 Last Revised: 30 Dec 2008
Charles Silver, David A. Hyman and Bernard S. Black
University of Texas at Austin - School of Law, Georgetown University and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
Downloads 457 (45,346)

Abstract:

medical malpractice, tort reform, physician supply, damage caps

82.

Do Defendants Pay What Juries Award? Post-Verdict Haircuts in Texas Medical Malpractice Cases, 1988-2003

as published in 4 Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, pp. 3-68 (2007), U Illinois Law & Economics Research Paper No. LE06-028, U of Texas Law, Law and Economics Research Paper No. 68, 1st Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 06 Jul 2006 Last Revised: 28 Jan 2015
David A. Hyman, Bernard S. Black, Kathryn Zeiler, Charles Silver and William M. Sage
Georgetown University, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Boston University - School of Law, University of Texas at Austin - School of Law and University of Texas at Austin School of Law
Downloads 424 (51,355)
Citation 19

Abstract:

Jury verdict, malpractice, payout, haircut

83.

The Receding Tide of Medical Malpractice Litigation Part 1: National Trends

as published in 10 Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, pp. 612-638 (2013), Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 12-18, Illinois Program in Law, Behavior and Social Science Paper No. LBSS12-13, 7th Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies Paper, Illinois Public Law Research Paper No. 13-55
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 16 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 28 Jan 2015
Myungho Paik, Bernard S. Black and David A. Hyman
Hanyang University - College of Policy Science, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Georgetown University
Downloads 417 (49,147)

Abstract:

medical malpractice, tort reform, damage caps

84.

How Does Corporate Governance Affect Firm Behavior? Panel Data versus Shock-Based Methods

Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper 12-13, ECGI - Finance Working Paper
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 15 Sep 2012 Last Revised: 28 Sep 2016
Bernard S. Black, Woochan Kim and Julia Nasev
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Korea University Business School and University of Cologne
Downloads 415 (40,127)

Abstract:

corporate governance, board structure, financial reporting quality, investment, sales growth, earnings management, accrual quality, audit committees, Korea, causal inference, panel data, difference-in-difference, instrumental variables, regression discontinuity.

85.

The Corporate Governance of Privately Controlled Brazilian Firms (A Governança Corporativa Das Empresas Brasileiras Com Controle Privado Nacional)

Cornell Legal Studies Research Paper No. 08-014, ECGI - Finance Working Paper No. 206/2008, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 09-19, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 109
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 27 Dec 2009
Bernard S. Black, Antonio Gledson De Carvalho and Érica Gorga
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Fundacao Getulio Vargas School of Business at Sao Paulo and Yale University - Center for the Study of Corporate Law
Downloads 410 (50,932)

Abstract:

Brazil, corporate governance, boards of directors, minority shareholders

86.

Guide to the Russian Law on Joint Stock Companies (in Russian: Part I)

As published by Labirint Press, Moscow, Russia, 1999; (English version is available from Kluwer Law International, 1998)
Number of pages: 124 Posted: 14 Mar 2001
Bernard S. Black, Reinier Kraakman and Anna Tarassova
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Harvard Law School and University of Maryland - Center on Institutional Reform and the Informal Sector (IRIS)
Downloads 377 (60,601)
Citation 1

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87.

Self-Dealing by Corporate Insiders: Legal Constraints and Loopholes

RESEARCH HANDBOOK ON THE ECONOMICS OF CORPORATE LAW, Chapter 22, Brett McDonnell and Claire Hill, eds., Forthcoming , Northwestern Law & Economics Research Paper No. 11-07
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 08 Apr 2011 Last Revised: 02 Dec 2011
Vladimir A. Atanasov, Bernard S. Black and Conrad S. Ciccotello
College of William and Mary - Mason School of Business, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Georgia State University - Department of Finance
Downloads 369 (50,647)

Abstract:

88.

Equity Decoupling and Empty Voting: The Telus Zero-Premium Share Swap

as published in M&A Lawyer, October 2012, at 1, 4-8, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 12-16
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 24 Sep 2012 Last Revised: 14 Nov 2012
Bernard S. Black
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
Downloads 363 (55,225)

Abstract:

equity decoupling, empty voting, value of voting rights

89.

The Corporate Governance Behavior and Market Value of Russian Firms (Russian version)

English version published in Emerging Markets Review, Vol. 2, pp. 89-108, 2001
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 23 Jan 2003
Bernard S. Black
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
Downloads 357 (64,483)
Citation 64

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90.

Shareholder Robbery, Russian Style

Institutional Shareholder Services ISSue Alert, p. 3, October 1998
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 27 Feb 2004
Bernard S. Black
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
Downloads 344 (67,000)
Citation 4

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91.

Malpractice Payouts and Malpractice Insurance: Evidence from Texas Closed Claims, 1990-2003

Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance, Vol. 33, pp. 177-192, 2008, Georgetown Law and Economics Research Paper No. 983199, U Illinois Law & Economics Research Paper No. LE07-016, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 102
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 02 Jun 2007 Last Revised: 28 Apr 2008
Charles Silver, Bernard S. Black, Kathryn Zeiler, David A. Hyman and William M. Sage
University of Texas at Austin - School of Law, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Boston University - School of Law, Georgetown University and University of Texas at Austin School of Law
Downloads 302 (78,074)
Citation 10

Abstract:

liability insurance, claims analysis, medical malpractice, insurance policy limits

92.

How Do the Elderly Fare in Medical Malpractice Litigation, Before and After Tort Reform? Evidence from Texas

American Law and Economics Review, Forthcoming 2012, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 09-24, U Illinois Law & Economics Research Paper No. LE09-009, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 137
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 16 May 2010 Last Revised: 13 May 2012
Myungho Paik, Bernard S. Black, David A. Hyman, William M. Sage and Charles Silver
Hanyang University - College of Policy Science, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Georgetown University, University of Texas at Austin School of Law and University of Texas at Austin - School of Law
Downloads 288 (74,423)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Elderly, Malpractice, Claiming, Tort Reform

93.

Delaware Corporate Litigation and the Fragmentation of the Plaintiffs’ Bar

As published in 2012 Columbia Business Law Review, pp. 427-501, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 12-04, ECGI - Law Working Paper, Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper No. 21/2012
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 30 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 14 Jul 2012
Brian R. Cheffins, John Armour and Bernard S. Black
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, University of Oxford - Faculty of Law and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
Downloads 286 (75,406)
Citation 1

Abstract:

shareholder lawsuits, deal litigation, class actions, derivative actions, corporate litigation, Delaware, plaintiffs’ bar

94.

Guide to the Russian Law on Joint Stock Companies (in Russian: Part II)

As published by Labirint Press, Moscow, Russia, 1999; (English version is available from Kluwer Law International, 1998)
Number of pages: 407 Posted: 14 Mar 2001
Bernard S. Black, Reinier Kraakman and Anna Tarassova
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Harvard Law School and University of Maryland - Center on Institutional Reform and the Informal Sector (IRIS)
Downloads 283 (84,667)
Citation 1

Abstract:

95.

Corporate Law and Residual Claimants (Partial Draft)

Stanford Law and Economics Olin Working Paper No. 217
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 27 Dec 2009
Bernard S. Black
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
Downloads 280 (73,656)
Citation 4

Abstract:

96.

Settlement at Policy Limits and the Duty to Settle: Evidence From Texas

Downloads 279 ( 89,440)
Citation 4

Settlement at Policy Limits and the Duty to Settle: Evidence From Texas

U Illinois Law & Economics Research Paper LE09-002, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 09-16, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 142, CELS 2009 4th Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies Paper
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 24 May 2008 Last Revised: 26 Jul 2010
David A. Hyman, Bernard S. Black and Charles Silver
Georgetown University, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and University of Texas at Austin - School of Law
Downloads 275 (90,409)
Citation 4

Abstract:

at-limits offer, medical malpractice settlement, tort reform, bad faith

Settlement at Policy Limits and the Duty to Settle: Evidence from Texas

Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, Vol. 8, Issue 1, pp. 48-84, 2011
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 14 Mar 2011
David A. Hyman, Bernard S. Black and Charles Silver
Georgetown University, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and University of Texas at Austin - School of Law
Downloads 4 (547,924)
Citation 4

Abstract:

97.

The Long-Term Effect of Health Insurance on Near-Elderly Health and Mortality

Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper 12-09
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 16 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 08 Apr 2016
Bernard S. Black, José-Antonio Espín-Sánchez, Eric French and Kate Litvak
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Yale University, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
Downloads 269 (58,800)

Abstract:

health insurance, Medicare, healthcare utilization

98.

The Trouble with Instruments: Re-Examining Shock-Based IV Designs

ECGI - Finance Working Paper, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper 16-01, Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 15-26
Number of pages: 126 Posted: 12 Apr 2015 Last Revised: 17 Jan 2017
Vladimir A. Atanasov and Bernard S. Black
College of William and Mary - Mason School of Business and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
Downloads 246 (26,413)

Abstract:

Instrumental variables; shock-based research design; exclusion restriction; covariate balance

99.

Guide to the Russian Law on Joint Stock Companies (in Russian: Part III)

As published by Labirint Press, Moscow, Russia, 1999; (English version is available from Kluwer Law International, 1998)
Number of pages: 171 Posted: 14 Mar 2001
Bernard S. Black, Reinier Kraakman and Anna Tarassova
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Harvard Law School and University of Maryland - Center on Institutional Reform and the Informal Sector (IRIS)
Downloads 246 (100,168)
Citation 1

Abstract:

100.

Damage Caps and Defensive Medicine, Revisited

Journal of Health Economics, 2017, vol. 51, pp. 84-97, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 13-20, Illinois Program in Law, Behavior and Social Science Paper No. LBSS14-21
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 18 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 20 Jan 2017
Myungho Paik, Bernard S. Black and David A. Hyman
Hanyang University - College of Policy Science, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Georgetown University
Downloads 231 (63,877)

Abstract:

medical malpractice, tort reform, defensive medicine, Medicare, healthcare spending

101.

Правовое Регулирование Ответственности Членов Органов Управления: Анализ Мировой Практики (Legal Regulation of the Liability of Members of Management Organs: An Analysis of International Practice)

Alpina Publishers (Альпина Паблишерз), 2010,
Number of pages: 335 Posted: 11 Feb 2010 Last Revised: 29 Jun 2011
Bernard S. Black, Anastasiya Farukshina, Brian R. Cheffins, Martin Gelter, Hwa-Jin Kim, Richard Nolan, Mathias M. Siems and Linia Prava
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Northwestern University - School of Law, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, Fordham University School of Law, Seoul National University School of Law, University of York - York Law School, Durham University - Durham Law School and Linia Prava Law Firm
Downloads 230 (81,465)

Abstract:

102.

The Receding Tide of Medical Malpractice Litigation Part 2: Effect of Damage Caps

as published in 10 Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, pp. 939-669 (2013), Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 13-24, Illinois Program in Law, Behavior and Social Science Paper No. LBSS14-02, Illinois Public Law Research Paper No. 13-56
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 10 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 28 Jan 2015
Myungho Paik, Bernard S. Black and David A. Hyman
Hanyang University - College of Policy Science, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Georgetown University
Downloads 187 (110,539)

Abstract:

medical malpractice, damage caps

103.

The Effects of 'Early Offers' in Medical Malpractice Cases: Evidence from Texas

as published in 6 Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, pp. 723-767 (2009), Empirical Legal Studies Conferences, 3rd Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies (2008), Northwestern Law & Economics Research Paper No. 09-15, University of Illinois Law & Economics Research LE08-014, University of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 130
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 30 Jul 2009 Last Revised: 28 Jan 2015
Bernard S. Black, David A. Hyman and Charles Silver
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Georgetown University and University of Texas at Austin - School of Law
Downloads 176 (131,075)
Citation 3

Abstract:

litigation, settlement, early offers, medical malpractice, torts

104.

Corporate Governance, Business Groups, and Market Value: Time-Series Evidence from Turkey

Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 13-19, ECGI - Finance Working Paper
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 12 Jun 2014
Melsa Ararat, Bernard S. Black and B. Burcin Yurtoglu
Sabanci University - School of Management, Corporate Governance Forum, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management
Downloads 169 (76,449)

Abstract:

Turkey, corporate governance, governance index, business groups

105.

Expert Report for Shareholder Plaintiffs in Enron Securities Litigation

Number of pages: 104 Posted: 27 Dec 2009
Bernard S. Black
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
Downloads 160 (139,900)
Citation 2

Abstract:

106.

Which Aspects of Corporate Governance Matter in Emerging Markets: Evidence from Brazil, India, Korea, and Turkey

Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 14-22, ECGI - Finance Working Paper, U of Michigan Law & Econ Research Paper
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 02 May 2015 Last Revised: 22 May 2017
Bernard S. Black, Antonio Gledson De Carvalho, Vikramaditya S. Khanna, Woochan Kim and B. Burcin Yurtoglu
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Fundacao Getulio Vargas School of Business at Sao Paulo, University of Michigan Law School, Korea University Business School and WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management
Downloads 159 (52,078)

Abstract:

Brazil, Korea, India, Turkey, corporate governance, boards of directors, disclosure, shareholder rights

107.

The Concepts of Reasonableness and Good Faith in Russian Legislation and International Practice (Концепция Разумности и Добросовестности в Российском Законодательстве и Международной Практике)

Joint Stock Companies: Issues of Corporate Governance (Акционерное общество: Вопросы корпоративного управления), Part 1, May 2009 and Part 2, June 2009,
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 12 Jun 2009 Last Revised: 02 Mar 2011
Bernard S. Black and Anastasiya Farukshina
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Northwestern University - School of Law
Downloads 139 (164,381)

Abstract:

108.

The Economics of Plaintiff-Side Personal Injury Practice

Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 13-22, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 512, Illinois Program in Law, Behavior and Social Science Paper No. LBSS13-28
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 04 Aug 2009 Last Revised: 12 Sep 2015
David A. Hyman, Bernard S. Black and Charles Silver
Georgetown University, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and University of Texas at Austin - School of Law
Downloads 134 (131,722)

Abstract:

contingency fee, personal injury, medical malpractice, tort reform

109.

Public Reporting of Hospital Infection Rates: Ranking the States on Report and Website Content, Credibility, and Usability

as published in 183 Studies in Health Technology and Information 87-92 (2013) (Proceedings of 2013 Conference on Information Technology and Communications in Health), Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 12-21, Northwestern University, Institute for Policy Research Working Paper No. 13-06, Illinois Program in Law, Behavior and Social Science Paper No. LE13-22
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 18 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 22 Nov 2014
Ava Amini, David W. Birnbaum, Bernard S. Black and David A. Hyman
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, University of British Columbia (UBC), Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Georgetown University
Downloads 115 (162,484)

Abstract:

110.

The Effect of Mandated Quality Reporting on Outcomes and on Reporting: Evidence from Infection Reporting in Pennsylvania

Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 11-19
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 17 Jul 2010 Last Revised: 19 Jan 2014
Bernard S. Black and Hyun K. Kim
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and University of Texas at Austin - Department of Economics
Downloads 114 (180,318)
Citation 1

Abstract:

CLABSI, health-care reporting, infection rates, performance measurement

111.

International Experience in Imposing Liability on Directors for Breach of Fiduciary Duty Under Company Law (Международный Опыт Привлечения К Ответственности Членов Совета Директоров Акционерных Обществ)

Joint Stock Companies: Issues of Corporate Governance (Акционерное общество: Вопросы корпоративного управления), pp. 43-49, December 2009,
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 28 Dec 2009 Last Revised: 02 Mar 2011
Bernard S. Black and Anastasiya Farukshina
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Northwestern University - School of Law
Downloads 107 (201,785)

Abstract:

Abstract:

113.

Instrumental Variables: A Simpleminded Introduction

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 27 Dec 2009
Bernard S. Black
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
Downloads 105 (203,081)

Abstract:

114.

Insurance Crisis or Liability Crisis? Medical Malpractice Claiming in Illinois, 1980-2010

Downloads 104 (215,661)

Insurance Crisis or Liability Crisis? Medical Malpractice Claiming in Illinois, 1980-2010

Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 13-29, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. E524, Illinois Program in Law, Behavior and Social Science Paper No. LBSS 14-12
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 23 Jul 2014 Last Revised: 28 May 2016
Mohammad Hossein Rahmati, David A. Hyman, Bernard S. Black and Charles Silver
Sharif University of Technology, Georgetown University, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and University of Texas at Austin - School of Law
Downloads 104 (216,790)

Abstract:

medical malpractice, closed claims, tort reform, malpractice crisis

Insurance Crisis or Liability Crisis? Medical Malpractice Claiming in Illinois, 1980–2010

Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, Vol. 13, Issue 2, pp. 183-204, 2016
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 12 May 2016
Mohammad Hossein Rahmati, David A. Hyman, Bernard S. Black and Charles Silver
Sharif University of Technology, Georgetown University, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and University of Texas at Austin - School of Law
Downloads 0

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115.

O’Connell Early Settlement Offers: Toward Realistic Numbers and Two-Sided Offers

as published in Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, Vol. 7, pp. 379-401, 2010, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 09-41, U Illinois Law & Economics Research Paper No. LE09-029, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 171
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 09 Feb 2010 Last Revised: 28 Jan 2015
Bernard S. Black, David A. Hyman and Charles Silver
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Georgetown University and University of Texas at Austin - School of Law
Downloads 96 (201,785)

Abstract:

early offer, medical malpractice, settlement, tort reform

116.

Brief of Amici Curiae Economics Professors in Federal Trade Commission v. Phoebe Putney Health System (U.S. Supreme Court)

Health Management, Policy and Innovation, Vol. 1 (2012)
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 19 Oct 2012
Bernard S. Black, David Dranove, Cory S. Capps, Martin Gaynor, Robert J. Town, Timothy Bresnahan, David M. Cutler, Guy David, Alain C. Enthoven, Gautam Gowrisankaran, Deborah Haas-Wilson, Katherine Ho, Richard Lindrooth, Anthony T. Lo Sasso, Thomas G. McGuire, Aviv Nevo, Stephen L. Parente, Mark V. Pauly, Tomas Philipson, Uwe Reinhardt, Mark Satterthwaite, R. Lawrence Van Horn, William White, Dennis Yao and Jack Zwanziger
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, Bates White, LLC, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School, Stanford University - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania - Health Care Systems Department, Stanford University - Knight Management Center, University of Arizona - Eller College of Management, Smith College, Columbia University - Department of Economics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Illinois at Chicago - School of Public Health, Harvard Medical School - Department of Health Care Policy, Northwestern University - Department of Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania - Health Care Systems Department, University of Chicago, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, Vanderbilt University - Strategy and Business Economics, Cornell University, Harvard Business School and University of Illinois at Chicago
Downloads 86 (223,159)

Abstract:

117.

Friendly Takeover Offers for Public Corporations: Interim Uncertainty, Reserve Prices, and Bustup Fees

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 24 Mar 2012
Bernard S. Black and Robert A. Dam
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Finance
Downloads 82 (211,259)

Abstract:

mergers and acquisitions, reserve price, bustup fee, termination fee

118.

Three-Party Settlement Bargaining with Insurer Duty to Settle: Structural Model and Evidence from Malpractice Claims

nearly final version; Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, 2015, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 23 Oct 2011 Last Revised: 21 May 2015
Kowsar Yousefi and Bernard S. Black
Institute for Management and Planning Studies and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
Downloads 76 (229,404)

Abstract:

tort litigation, settlement models, insurer duty to settle, bargaining model, structural estimation, maximum likelihood

119.

D&O Insurance, Indemnification, and Advancement of Legal Expenses (In Russian)

Joint Stock Companies: Issues of Corporate Governance, pp. 49-59, June 2010
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 24 Feb 2011
Bernard S. Black and Anastasiya Farukshina
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Northwestern University - School of Law
Downloads 75 (249,997)

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120.

Damage Caps and the Labor Supply of Physicians: Evidence from the Third Reform Wave

nearly final version, published in 18 American Law and Economics Review 463-505 (2016), Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 14-11, Illinois Program in Law, Behavior and Social Science Paper No. 14-36
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 23 Jul 2014 Last Revised: 14 Oct 2016
Myungho Paik, Bernard S. Black and David A. Hyman
Hanyang University - College of Policy Science, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Georgetown University
Downloads 71 (146,600)

Abstract:

medical malpractice, tort reform, physician supply

121.

Liability of Directors for Actions with Regard to Subsidiary and Dependent Companies (Привлечениe К Ответственности Членов Органов Управления Акционерных Обществ За Действия в Отношении Дочерних и Зависимых Обществ)

Joint Stock Companies: Issues of Corporate Governance (Акционерное общество: Вопросы корпоративного управления), pp. 10-16, September 2009,
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 26 Dec 2009 Last Revised: 02 Mar 2011
Bernard S. Black and Anastasiya Farukshina
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Northwestern University - School of Law
Downloads 71 (265,736)

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122.

Нематериальные Способы Мотивации: Опционные Программы: Обзор Зарубежной Практики (Stock Options as Incentives for Company Executives: An Overview of International Experience)

Акционерное Общество и Нотариус, июль 2011, стр. 16-22 (Joint Stock Companies and Notaries, pp. 16-22, July 2011),
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 23 Jun 2011 Last Revised: 01 Sep 2011
Bernard S. Black and Anastasiya Farukshina
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Northwestern University - School of Law
Downloads 65 (267,811)

Abstract:

Russia, Stock Options, Executive Compensation

123.

Bidder Overpayment in Takeovers

Stanford Law Review, Vol. 41, No. 597-660, 1989
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 08 Jun 2014
Bernard S. Black
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
Downloads 62 (168,193)
Citation 14

Abstract:

124.

Public Reporting of HAI Rates: What We (Mostly Don’t) Know

Clinical Governance, Forthcoming, Northwestern Law & Economics Research Paper No. 11-22
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 10 Sep 2011 Last Revised: 29 Sep 2011
Bernard S. Black
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
Downloads 62 (269,828)
Citation 1

Abstract:

healthcare-associated infections, CLABSI, infection reporting, performance measurement

125.

Public Reporting of Hospital Infection Rates: Not All Change is Progress

Jurimetrics, Forthcoming, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 12-21, Northwestern University, Institute for Policy Research Working Paper 13-07, Illinois Program in Law, Behavior and Social Science Paper No. LE13-18
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 18 Feb 2013
David A. Hyman and Bernard S. Black
Georgetown University and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
Downloads 59 (265,736)

Abstract:

infections, HAIs, public reporting, usability

Abstract:

Abstract:

128.

The Association between Patient Safety Indicators and Medical Malpractice Risk: Evidence from Florida and Texas

American Journal of Health Economics, 2016 Forthcoming, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 11-20
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 15 Jul 2011 Last Revised: 22 Oct 2016
Bernard S. Black, Amy R Wagner and Zenon Zabinski
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Northwestern University and Bates White
Downloads 23 (212,715)

Abstract:

medical malpractice, patient safety indicators, hospital safety

129.

O'Connell Early Settlement Offers: Toward Realistic Numbers and Two-Sided Offers

Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, Vol. 7, Issue 2, pp. 379-401, June 2010
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 17 May 2010
Bernard S. Black, David A. Hyman and Charles Silver
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Georgetown University and University of Texas at Austin - School of Law
Downloads 6 (509,896)

Abstract:

130.

The Receding Tide of Medical Malpractice Litigation: Part 1—National Trends

Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, Vol. 10, Issue 4, pp. 612-638, 2013
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 24 Oct 2013
Myungho Paik, Bernard S. Black and David A. Hyman
Hanyang University - College of Policy Science, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Georgetown University
Downloads 1 (534,311)

Abstract:

131.

Online Appendix for Corporate Governance Indices and Construct Validity

Corporate Governance: An International Review, 2017, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 26 May 2017
Bernard S. Black, Antonio Gledson De Carvalho, Vikramaditya S. Khanna, Woochan Kim and B. Burcin Yurtoglu
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Fundacao Getulio Vargas School of Business at Sao Paulo, University of Michigan Law School, Korea University Business School and WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management
Downloads 0 (505,126)

Abstract:

132.

Online Appendix for the Trouble with Instruments: Re-Examining Shock-Based IV Designs

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 17 Jan 2017
Vladimir A. Atanasov and Bernard S. Black
College of William and Mary - Mason School of Business and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
Downloads 0 (408,710)

Abstract:

causal inference, shock-based, instrumental variables, covariate balance

133.

Online Appendix to Accompany the Association between Patient Safety Indicators and Medical Malpractice Risk: Evidence from Florida and Texas

American Journal of Health Economics, 2016 (Forthcoming), Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 11-20
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 25 Oct 2016
Bernard S. Black, Amy R Wagner and Zenon Zabinski
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Northwestern University and Bates White
Downloads 0 (505,126)

Abstract:

medical malpractice, patient safety indicator, hospital safety

134.

Policy Limits, Payouts, and Blood Money: Medical Malpractice Settlements in the Shadow of Insurance

5 UC Irvine Law Review 559-586 (2015), Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 16-20, University of Texas School of Law Paper No. 567
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 22 Sep 2016 Last Revised: 16 Dec 2016
Charles Silver, David A. Hyman, Bernard S. Black and Myungho Paik
University of Texas at Austin - School of Law, Georgetown University, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Hanyang University - College of Policy Science
Downloads 0 (285,312)

Abstract:

Blood Money, Policy Limits, Med Mal, Personal Exposure

135.

The Effect of Corporate Governance on Firm Market Value and Profitability: Time-Series Evidence from Turkey

ECGI - Finance Working Paper, 2013, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 13-19
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 15 Sep 2016
Melsa Ararat, Bernard S. Black and B. Burcin Yurtoglu
Sabanci University - School of Management, Corporate Governance Forum, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management
Downloads 0 (109,177)

Abstract:

Turkey, corporate governance, governance index

136.

Corporate Governance Indices and Construct Validity

Corporate Governance: An International Review, 2017 Forthcoming, U of Michigan Law & Econ Research Paper, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 13-05, European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) - Finance Working Paper No. 483/2016
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 14 Sep 2016 Last Revised: 30 May 2017
Bernard S. Black, Antonio Gledson De Carvalho, Vikramaditya S. Khanna, Woochan Kim and B. Burcin Yurtoglu
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Fundacao Getulio Vargas School of Business at Sao Paulo, University of Michigan Law School, Korea University Business School and WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management
Downloads 0 (43,133)

Abstract:

Corporate governance indices, construct validity, Brazil, Korea, India, Russia, Turkey, boards of directors, disclosure, shareholder rights, ownership structure

137.

Online Appendix for Damage Caps and Defensive Medicine, Revisited

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 29 Aug 2016 Last Revised: 09 Nov 2016
Myungho Paik, Bernard S. Black and David A. Hyman
Hanyang University - College of Policy Science, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Georgetown University
Downloads 0 (469,773)

Abstract:

medical malpractice, tort reform, defensive medicine, Medicare, healthcare spending

138.

Online Appendix to Accompany Paik, Black, and Hyman, Damage Caps and the Labor Supply of Physicians: Evidence from the Third Reform Wave

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 29 Aug 2016 Last Revised: 24 Oct 2016
Myungho Paik, Bernard S. Black and David A. Hyman
Hanyang University - College of Policy Science, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Georgetown University
Downloads 0 (475,036)

Abstract:

medical malpractice, tort reform, defensive medicine

139.

Online Appendix, Codebook, Public Dataset, and Code, to Accompany Medical Liability Insurance Premia 1990-2015: Dataset, Literature Review, and Summary Information

Number of pages: 1 Posted: 09 May 2016
Bernard S. Black, Jeanette W. Chung, Jeffrey Traczynski, Victoria Udalova and Sonal Vats
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, University of Hawaii - Department of Economics, Government of the United States of America - Bureau of the Census and Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
Downloads 0 (326,869)

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140.

Appendix to Accompany the Long-Term Effect of Health Insurance on Near-Elderly Health and Mortality

Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 12-09
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 08 Apr 2016 Last Revised: 04 Sep 2016
Bernard S. Black, José-Antonio Espín-Sánchez, Eric French and Kate Litvak
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Yale University, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
Downloads 0 (443,863)

Abstract:

health insurance, mortality

141.

Medical Liability Insurance Premia 1990-2015: Dataset, Literature Review, and Summary Information

Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, forthcoming 2016, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper 16-04
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 30 Mar 2016 Last Revised: 02 Feb 2017
Bernard S. Black, Jeanette W. Chung, Jeffrey Traczynski, Victoria Udalova and Sonal Vats
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, University of Hawaii - Department of Economics, Government of the United States of America - Bureau of the Census and Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
Downloads 0 (92,010)

Abstract:

medical malpractice, medical malpractice insurance, Medical Liability Monitor

142.

Replication Dataset, Codebook, and Statistical Code for Bernard Black, Antonio Gledson De Carvalho, Vikramaditya Khanna, Woochan Kim and B. Burcin Yurtoglu, Methods for Multicountry Studies of Corporate Governance: Evidence from the BRIKT Countries, 183 Journal of Econometrics 230-240 (2014)

Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 16-07
Posted: 27 Jan 2016 Last Revised: 21 May 2016
Bernard S. Black, Antonio Gledson De Carvalho, Woochan Kim, Vikramaditya S. Khanna and B. Burcin Yurtoglu
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Fundacao Getulio Vargas School of Business at Sao Paulo, Korea University Business School, University of Michigan Law School and WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management
Downloads 0 (207,092)

Abstract:

Brazil, Korea, India, Russia, Turkey, corporate governance, boards of directors, disclosure, shareholder rights, sensitivity bounds

143.

Supreme Court Amicus Brief of 19 Corporate Law Professors, Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, No. 14-915

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 08 Nov 2015
John C. Coates, IV, Lucian A. Bebchuk, Bernard S. Black, John C. Coffee Jr., James D. Cox, Ronald J. Gilson, Jeffrey N. Gordon, Lawrence A. Hamermesh, Henry Hansmann, Robert J. Jackson Jr., Marcel Kahan, Vikramaditya S. Khanna, Michael Klausner, Reinier Kraakman, Donald C. Langevoort, Brian JM Quinn, Edward B. Rock, Mark J. Roe and Helen S. Scott
Harvard Law School, Harvard Law School, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Columbia Law School, Duke University School of Law, Stanford Law School, Columbia Law School, Widener University Delaware Law School, Yale Law School, Columbia Law School, New York University School of Law, University of Michigan Law School, Stanford Law School, Harvard Law School, Georgetown University Law Center, BC Law School, New York University School of Law, Harvard Law School and New York University (NYU)
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corporate politics, union politics, First Amendment, shareholder rights, corporate speech

144.

The Nonprime Mortgage Crisis and Positive Feedback Lending

Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper 15-23, ECGI - Law Working Paper, Cornell Legal Studies Research Paper 15-40
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 01 Nov 2015 Last Revised: 15 Dec 2015
Bernard S. Black, Charles K. Whitehead and Jennifer Mitchell Coupland
Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, Cornell Law School and Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law
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MBS, ABS, CDO, subprime, nonprime, financial crisis, feedback

145.

Screening Plaintiffs and Selecting Defendants in Medical Malpractice Litigation: Evidence from Illinois and Indiana

Illinois Program in Law, Behavior and Social Science Paper No. LBSS 14-13, Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 13-30, U of Texas Law, Law and Econ Research Paper No. 535
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 23 Jul 2014 Last Revised: 18 Jul 2017
Mohammad Hossein Rahmati, David A. Hyman, Bernard S. Black, Jing Liu and Charles Silver
Sharif University of Technology, Georgetown University, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law, University of Illinois College of Law and University of Texas at Austin - School of Law
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medical malpractice, success rate, frivolous litigation

146.

The Receding Tide of Medical Malpractice Litigation: Part 2—Effect of Damage Caps

Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, Vol. 10, Issue 4, pp. 639-669, 2013
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 24 Oct 2013
Myungho Paik, Bernard S. Black and David A. Hyman
Hanyang University - College of Policy Science, Northwestern University - Pritzker School of Law and Georgetown University
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