Economics of commercial arbitration and dispute resolution / edited by Orley C. Ashenfelter and Radha K. Iyengar.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ashenfelter, Orley, 1942-

Iyengar, Radha, 1980-

Edward Elgar Publishing.

Series:

Economic approaches to law ; 21.

Economic approaches to law ; 21

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arbitration and award--Economic aspects.

Arbitration and award.

Dispute resolution (Law)--Economic aspects.

Dispute resolution (Law).

International commercial arbitration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (592 p.) : ill. ; cm.

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, c2009.

Summary:

This volume presents the most important published articles on arbitration, which is now an established dispute resolution method for the international business community. Complemented by the editors' authoritative introduction, this collection critically examines theoretical foundations as well as empirical and experimental evidence on the nature, efficacy and limitations of commercial dispute arbitration. With emphasis on dispute resolution in both developed and developing economies, this timely volume is indispensable for researchers in law and economics. Corporate and legal practitioners interested in the growing importance of arbitration in economic transactions will also find this an invaluable reference tool.

Contents:

Recommended readings (Machine generated): Soia Mentschikoff (1961), 'Commercial Arbitration', Columbia Law Review, 61 (5), May, 846-69

Todd B. Carver and Albert A. Vondra (1994), 'Alternative Dispute Resolution: Why It Doesn't Work and Why It Does', Harvard Business Review, May-June, 120-30

Steven Shavell (1995), 'Alternative Dispute Resolution: An Economic Analysis', Journal of Legal Studies, XXIV, January, 1-28

Bruce L. Benson (1989), 'The Spontaneous Evolution of Commercial Law', Southern Economic Journal, 55 (3), January, 644-61

Jonathan R. Hay and Andrei Shleifer (1998), 'Private Enforcement of Public Laws: A Theory of Legal Reform', American Economic Review, Papers and Proceedings, 88 (2), May, 398-403

Paul Pecorino and Mark Van Boening (2001), 'Bargaining and Information: An Empirical Analysis of a Multistage Arbitration Game', Journal of Labor Economics, 19 (4), 922-48

Orley Ashenfelter, Janet Currie, Henry S. Farber and Matthew Spiegel (1992), 'An Experimental Comparison of Dispute Rates in Alternative Arbitration Systems', Econometrica, 60 (6), November, 1407-33

Orley Ashenfelter and David E. Bloom (1984), 'Models of Arbitrator Behavior: Theory and Evidence', American Economic Review, 74 (1), March, 111-24

Alan Schwartz (1997), 'Contracting About Bankruptcy', Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 13 (1), 127-46

Alessandra Casella (1996), 'On Market Integration and the Development of Institutions: The Case of International Commercial Arbitration', European Economic Review, 40, 155-86

Christopher R. Drahozal and Keith N. Hylton (2003), 'The Economics of Litigation and Arbitration: An Application to Franchise Contracts', Journal of Legal Studies, 32 (2), June, 549-84

Lisa Bernstein (1992), 'Opting Out of the Legal System: Extralegal Contractual Relations in the Diamond Industry', Journal of Legal Studies, XXI, January, 115-57

Phillip A. Miller (2000), 'An Analysis of Final Offers Chosen in Baseball's Arbitration System: The Effect of Pre-Arbitration Negotiation on the Choice of Final Offers', Journal of Sports Economics, 1 (1), February, 39-55

Bruce L. Benson (1995), 'An Exploration of the Impact of Modern Arbitration Statutes on the Development of Arbitration in the United States', Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 11 (2), 479-501

Katharina Pistor (1996), 'Supply and Demand for Contract Enforcement in Russia: Courts, Arbitration, and Private Enforcement', Review of Central and East European Law, 22 (1), 55-87

Marcel Fafchamps (1996), 'The Enforcement of Commercial Contracts in Ghana', World Development, 24 (3), 427-48

Philip J. McConnaughay (1999), 'The Risks and Virtues of Lawlessness: A "Second Look" at International Commercial Arbitration', Northwestern University Law Review, 93 (2), 453-523

Peer Zumbansen (2002), 'Piercing the Legal Veil: Commercial Arbitration and Transnational Law', European Law Journal, 8 (3), September, 400-432

Christopher R. Drahozal (2000), 'Commercial Norms, Commercial Codes, and International Commercial Arbitration', Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 33 (1), January, 79-146.

Notes:

The recommended readings are available in the print version, or may be available via the link to your library's holdings.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-78536-281-X

OCLC:

271774471