The Post-Revolutionary Period in Corporate Law: Returning to the Theory of the Firm
28 Pages Posted: 24 Jan 2013
Date Written: Summer 2012
Abstract
Law and economics revolutionized the study of corporate law. However, while modern finance theory and attendant empirical research continue to explore the effects of law on shareholder value, the theory of the firm literature has been underutilized. This paper, presented as part of the Berle III: Theory of the Firm Symposium at Seattle University School of Law, argues that corporate law scholars should turn their attention back to this literature and develop a deeper understanding of the corporation as firm.
Keywords: theory of the firm, corporate law
JEL Classification: K22, L22
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Bodie, Matthew T., The Post-Revolutionary Period in Corporate Law: Returning to the Theory of the Firm (Summer 2012). Seattle University Law Review, Vol. 35, No. 4, 2012; Saint Louis U. Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2013-6. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2205869
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