Law and Economics of Corporate Governance

Edited by Alessio M. Pacces, Professor of Law and Finance, Amsterdam Center for Law and Economics, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands

• Contents:An Introduction: Changing Perspectives on Corporate Law and EconomicsAlessio M. Pacces1. Delaware Corporate Law: Failing Law, Failing MarketsWilliam J. Carney, George B. Shepherd and Joanna M. ShepherdComment – Comparing Company Law in Europe and the United States: Some Remarks Inspired by Carney et al.’s PresentationMaarten J. Kroeze2. Incorporating under European Law: The Societas Europaea as a Vehicle for Legal ArbitrageHorst Eidenmüller, Andreas Engert and Lars HornufComment – Empirical Law and Economics: The Societas Europaea and its use within EuropePatrick C. Leyens3. Spillover of Corporate Governance Standards in Cross-Border Mergers and AcquisitionMarina Martynova and Luc RenneboogComment – Discussion of ‘Spillover of Corporate Governance Standards in Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions’ by Marina Martynova and Luc RenneboogAbe de Jong4. Corporate Governance – Getting Back to Market BasicsHenry G. ManneComment – Corporate Governance and the Coase’s Legacy: A Reply to Henry ManneAlessio M. Pacces 5. Enforcement Strategies in UK Corporate Governance: A Roadmap and Empirical AssessmentJohn ArmourComment on John Armour, ‘Enforcement Strategies in UK Corporate Governance: A Roadmap and Empirical Assessment’Roberto Pardolesi6. Marrying in the Cathedral: A Framework for the Analysis of Corporate GovernanceUgo PaganoComment – Can the Firm be Seen to Emerge out of a Pincer Movement of Efficiency Pressures?J. (Hans) van OosterhoutIndex