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Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance

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1.

Who's Monitoring the Monitor? Do Outside Directors Protect Shareholders' Interests?

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Citation 10

Who's Monitoring the Monitor? Do Outside Directors Protect Shareholders' Interests?

CORI Working Paper No. 03-02
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 31 Dec 2003
Eric Helland and Michael E. Sykuta
Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance and University of Missouri at Columbia - Contracting and Organizations Research Institute (CORI)
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Board of directors, corporate governance, monitoring, shareholder lawsuits

Who's Monitoring the Monitor? Do Outside Directors Protect Shareholders' Interests?

Financial Review, Vol. 40, No. 2, May 2005
Posted: 17 Apr 2005
Eric Helland and Michael E. Sykuta
Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance and University of Missouri at Columbia - Contracting and Organizations Research Institute (CORI)

Abstract:

Board of directors, corporate governance, monitoring, shareholder lawsuits

2.

Valid Inference in Single-Firm, Single-Event Studies

American Law and Economics Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 01 Aug 2009 Last Revised: 03 Sep 2012
Jonah B. Gelbach, Eric Helland and Jonathan Klick
University of Pennsylvania Law School, Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance and University of Pennsylvania Law School
Downloads 614 (30,231)
Citation 2

Abstract:

event study, sample quantiles, abnormal return, bootstrap, non-parametric, securities litigation

3.

Corporate Philanthrophic Practices

Journal of Corporate Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 25 Nov 2003
William O. Brown Jr., Eric Helland and Janet Kiholm Smith
University of North Carolina (UNC) at Greensboro, Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance and Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance
Downloads 548 (36,231)
Citation 2

Abstract:

Corporate philanthropy, corporate governance, boards of directors, monitoring, agency costs

4.

A Secondary Market Test of the Merits of Class Action Securities Litigation: Evidence from the Reputation of Corporate Directors

CORI Working Paper No. 04-05
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 17 Mar 2004
Eric Helland
Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance
Downloads 514 (41,767)
Citation 5

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securities litigation, director reputation

5.

Regulation and the Evolution of Corporate Boards: Monitoring, Advising or Window Dressing?

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Regulation and the Evolution of Corporate Boards: Monitoring, Advising or Window Dressing?

CORI Working Paper No. 03-05
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 30 Dec 2003
Eric Helland and Michael E. Sykuta
Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance and University of Missouri at Columbia - Contracting and Organizations Research Institute (CORI)
Downloads 312 (77,842)
Citation 7

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Corporate governance, deregulation, political directors

Regulation and the Evolution of Corporate Boards: Monitoring, Advising or Window Dressing?

Journal of Law and Economics, Vol. 47, No. 167, 2004
Posted: 13 Sep 2004
Eric Helland and Michael E. Sykuta
Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance and University of Missouri at Columbia - Contracting and Organizations Research Institute (CORI)

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6.

Deregulation and Board Composition: Evidence on the Value of the Revolving Door

CORI Working Paper No. 01-01
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 19 Nov 2001
Eric Helland and Michael E. Sykuta
Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance and University of Missouri at Columbia - Contracting and Organizations Research Institute (CORI)
Downloads 239 (98,655)

Abstract:

Corporate governance, deregulation, political directors

7.

The Effect of Judicial Expedience on Attorney Fees in Class Actions

Journal of Legal Studies, Vol. 36, No. 1, Pg. 171, 2007, FSU College of Law, Law and Economics Paper No. 05-07, FSU College of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 138
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 17 Dec 2004 Last Revised: 25 Mar 2010
Eric Helland and Jonathan Klick
Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance and University of Pennsylvania Law School
Downloads 206 (117,477)
Citation 5

Abstract:

class action, attorney fees, judicial behavior, shirking

8.

Does Anyone Get Stopped at the Gate? An Empirical Assessment of the Daubert Trilogy in the States

U of Penn, Inst for Law & Econ Research Paper No. 09-12, Robert Day School of Economics and Finance Research Paper No. 2009-06
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 31 Mar 2009
Eric Helland and Jonathan Klick
Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance and University of Pennsylvania Law School
Downloads 186 (125,382)
Citation 1

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Scientific and expert evidence, federal courts, state courts, standards of admissibility, quality of expert testimony, products liability, judges

9.

To Regulate, Litigate, or Both

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To Regulate, Litigate, or Both

U of Penn, Inst for Law & Econ Research Paper No. 09-13, Robert Day School of Economics and Finance Research Paper No. 2009-07
Number of pages: 79 Posted: 09 Apr 2009 Last Revised: 27 May 2010
Eric Helland and Jonathan Klick
Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance and University of Pennsylvania Law School
Downloads 142 (169,415)

Abstract:

administrative law, insurance law, law and economics, products liability, torts, litigation frequency, substitution, regulatory enforcement, original equipment manufacturer parts, regulators, complex litigation

To Regulate, Litigate, or Both

RAND Working Paper No. WR-677-ICJ
Number of pages: 79 Posted: 15 Aug 2009 Last Revised: 27 May 2010
Eric Helland and Jonathan Klick
Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance and University of Pennsylvania Law School
Downloads 37 (374,035)

Abstract:

class action, regulation, litigation, capture

10.

The Optimal Jury Size when Jury Deliberation Follows a Random Walk

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The Optimal Jury Size when Jury Deliberation Follows a Random Walk

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 25 May 2006
Eric Helland and Yaron Raviv
Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance and Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance
Downloads 115 (200,032)

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Jury Deliberation, Jury Size

The Optimal Jury Size When Jury Deliberation Follows a Random Walk

Public Choice, Vol. 134, No. 3-4, 2008, Robert Day School of Economics and Finance Research Paper No. 2008-3
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 19 Jun 2008 Last Revised: 07 Oct 2008
Eric Helland and Yaron Raviv
Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance and Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance
Downloads 61 (299,075)

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Jury Deliberation, Jury Size

11.

Tort Liability and the Market for Prescription Drugs

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Tort Liability and the Market for Prescription Drugs

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 12 Jul 2011
Eric Helland, Darius N. Lakdawalla, Anup Malani and Seth A. Seabury
Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance, University of Southern California - Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, University of Chicago - Law School and University of Southern California - Keck School of Medicine
Downloads 103 (216,832)

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Product Liability

Tort Liability and the Market for Prescription Drugs

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 17 Jul 2010
Eric Helland, Darius N. Lakdawalla, Seth A. Seabury and Anup Malani
Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance, University of Southern California - Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, University of Southern California - Keck School of Medicine and University of Chicago - Law School
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12.

The Effect of Attorney Compensation on the Timing of Settlements

1st Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies Paper
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 05 Jun 2006
Eric Helland and Jonathan Klick
Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance and University of Pennsylvania Law School
Downloads 143 (162,416)
Citation 1

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Class Action, Lodestar, Attorney Fees, Judges, Lawyers

13.

Product Liability and Moral Hazard: Evidence from General Aviation

Robert Day School of Economics and Finance Research Paper No. 2008-11
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 14 Oct 2008
Eric Helland and Alexander T. Tabarrok
Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance and George Mason University - Department of Economics
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14.

Bias in the Legal Profession: Self-Assessed Versus Statistical Measures of Discrimination

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Citation 1

Bias in the Legal Profession: Self-Assessed Versus Statistical Measures of Discrimination

Melbourne Institute Working Paper No. 18/11
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 07 Jul 2011
Heather Antecol, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark and Eric Helland
Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance, School of Economics, University of Sydney and Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance
Downloads 35 (381,727)
Citation 1

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Labour market discrimination, lawyers, gender and racial bias, wages

Bias in the Legal Profession: Self-Assessed versus Statistical Measures of Discrimination

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 07 Jul 2011
Eric Helland, Heather Antecol and Deborah A. Cobb-Clark
Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance, Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance and School of Economics, University of Sydney
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Citation 1

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Bias in the Legal Profession: Self-Assessed Versus Statistical Measures of Discrimination

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 01 Jul 2011
Heather Antecol, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark and Eric Helland
Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance, School of Economics, University of Sydney and Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance
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Citation 1

Abstract:

labor market discrimination, lawyers, gender and racial bias, wages

Bias in the Legal Profession: Self-Assessed Versus Statistical Measures of Discrimination

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5831
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 11 Jul 2011
Heather Antecol, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark and Eric Helland
Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance, School of Economics, University of Sydney and Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance
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Citation 1

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labor market discrimination, lawyers, gender and racial bias, wages

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The Developmental Effect of State Alcohol Prohibitions at the Turn of the 20th Century

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The Developmental Effect of State Alcohol Prohibitions at the Turn of the 20th Century

U of Penn, Inst for Law & Econ Research Paper No. 14-26, Claremont McKenna College Robert Day School of Economics and Finance Research Paper
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 14 Jul 2014 Last Revised: 20 Aug 2014
Mary F. Evans, Eric Helland, Jonathan Klick and Ashwin Patel
Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance, Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance, University of Pennsylvania Law School and University of Pennsylvania
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fetal origins, hypothesis, alcohol prohibition, World War II

The Developmental Effect of State Alcohol Prohibitions at the Turn of the 20th Century

Economic Inquiry, Forthcoming, U of Penn, Inst for Law & Econ Research Paper No. 15-33, Claremont McKenna College Robert Day School of Economics and Finance Research Paper
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 25 Sep 2015 Last Revised: 01 Dec 2015
Mary F. Evans, Eric Helland, Jonathan Klick and Ashwin Patel
Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance, Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance, University of Pennsylvania Law School and University of Pennsylvania
Downloads 40 (362,924)

Abstract:

fetal origins hypothesis, alcohol prohibition, World War II

16.

Do Research Joint Ventures Serve a Collusive Function?

Robert Day School of Economics and Finance Research Paper No. 2009-12, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics University of Zurich Working Paper No. 448
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 23 Jul 2008
Michelle Sovinsky Goeree and Eric Helland
University of Southern California and Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance
Downloads 109 (174,915)
Citation 5

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research and development, research joint ventures, antitrust policy

17.

Does Treatment Respond to Reimbursement Rates? Evidence from Trauma Care

RAND Working Paper No. WR-648-ICJ
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 30 Jan 2009
Paul S. Heaton and Eric Helland
University of Pennsylvania Law School and Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance
Downloads 72 (254,103)

Abstract:

insurance, no-fault, physician-induced demand

18.

Judicial Expenditures and Litigation Access: Evidence from Auto Injuries

RAND Working Paper Series WR- 709-ICJ
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 06 Jan 2010
Paul S. Heaton and Eric Helland
University of Pennsylvania Law School and Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance
Downloads 47 (318,965)

Abstract:

judicial system, state budget, litigation

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How Much Should Judges Be Paid? An Empirical Study on the Effect of Judicial Pay on the State Appellate Bench

Stanford Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 14 Jan 2012
James M. Anderson and Eric Helland
RAND Corporation and Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance
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Are Settlements in Patent Litigation Collusive? Evidence from Paragraph IV Challenges

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Are Settlements in Patent Litigation Collusive? Evidence from Paragraph IV Challenges

RAND Working Paper Series WR- 1099
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 22 Jun 2016
Eric Helland and Seth A. Seabury
Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance and University of Southern California - Keck School of Medicine
Downloads 17 (473,786)

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Are Settlements in Patent Litigation Collusive? Evidence from Paragraph IV Challenges

NBER Working Paper No. w22194
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 02 May 2016
Eric Helland and Seth A. Seabury
Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance and University of Southern California - Keck School of Medicine
Downloads 10 (513,855)

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21.

Medicare Secondary Payer and Settlement Delay

U of Penn, Inst for Law & Econ Research Paper No. 15-24
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 11 Jul 2015 Last Revised: 17 Jul 2015
Eric Helland and Jonathan Klick
Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance and University of Pennsylvania Law School
Downloads 16 (352,445)

Abstract:

Medicare, Torts, Litigation, Settlement, Insurance

22.

Unintended Consequences of Products Liability: Evidence from the Pharmaceutical Market

NBER Working Paper No. w20005
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 24 Mar 2014
Eric Helland, Darius N. Lakdawalla, Anup Malani and Seth A. Seabury
Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance, University of Southern California - Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, University of Chicago - Law School and University of Southern California - Keck School of Medicine
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23.

Using a Ratio Test to Estimate Racial Differences in Wrongful Conviction Rates

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10631
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 26 Mar 2017
David Bjerk and Eric Helland
Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance and Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance
Downloads 0 (531,242)

Abstract:

wrongful convictions, racial bias, judicial bias, exonerations, DNA evidence

24.

Everything's Bigger in Texas: Except the Medmal Settlements

Connecticut Insurance Law Journal, Vol. 22, P. 1, 2016, Claremont McKenna College Robert Day School of Economics and Finance Research Paper No. 2865900, U of Penn, Inst for Law & Econ Research Paper No. 16-27
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 08 Nov 2016
Tom Baker, Eric Helland and Jonathan Klick
University of Pennsylvania Law School, Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance and University of Pennsylvania Law School
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Empirical Legal Studies, Blood Money, Tort Law, Medical Malpractice Litigation, Doctors, Insurance, Settlements, Incentives, Personal Bankruptcy, Homestead Exemption

25.

Self-Insuring Against Liability Risk: Evidence from Physician Home Values in States with Unlimited Homestead Exemptions

NBER Working Paper No. w22031
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 01 Mar 2016
Eric Helland, Anupam B. Jena, Dan Ly and Seth A. Seabury
Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance, Harvard University, Harvard University and University of Southern California - Keck School of Medicine
Downloads 0 (515,945)

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The Developmental Effect of State Alcohol Prohibitions at the Turn of the Twentieth Century

Economic Inquiry, Vol. 54, Issue 2, pp. 762-777, 2016
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 26 Feb 2016
Mary F. Evans, Eric Helland, Jonathan Klick and Ashwin Patel
Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance, Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance, University of Pennsylvania Law School and University of Pennsylvania
Downloads 0 (553,475)

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The Effect of Electoral Institutions on Tort Awards

American Law and Economics Review, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 341-370, 2002
Posted: 29 Feb 2008
Eric Helland and Alexander T. Tabarrok
Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance and George Mason University - Department of Economics

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Pollution Incidence and Political Jurisdiction: Evidence from the TRI

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Vol. 46, No. 3, pp. 403-424, 2003
Posted: 04 Jun 2005
Andrew B. Whitford and Eric Helland
University of Georgia - Department of Public Administration and Policy and Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance

Abstract:

environmental federalism, environmental policy, environmental enforcement, environmental regulation

29.

Contingency Fees, Settlement Delay and Low-Quality Litigation: Empirical Evidence from Two Datasets

The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 517-542, 2003
Posted: 07 Jul 2003
Eric Helland and Alexander T. Tabarrok
Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance and George Mason University - Department of Economics

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30.

Exporting Tort Awards

Regulation, Vol. 23, No. 2, 2000
Posted: 14 Oct 2000
Eric Helland and Alexander T. Tabarrok
Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance and George Mason University - Department of Economics

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Runaway Judges? Selection Effects and the Jury

Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, Vol. 16, No. 2, Fall 2000
Posted: 05 Sep 2000
Eric Helland and Alexander T. Tabarrok
Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance and George Mason University - Department of Economics

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Estimating Effects of English Rule on Litigation Outcomes

Number of pages: 66 Posted: 10 Jul 2015
Eric Helland and Jungmo Yoon
Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance and Hanyang University
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English Rule

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