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ArticleVol. 90 · Iss. 1
Proxy Signals: Capturing Private Information for Public Benefit
This Article presents an original empirical methodology to identify which patent laws will best promote optimal incentives to innovate for society. Vociferous debates over…
Gregory N. Mandel -
ArticleVol. 89 · Iss. 6
Defining Patent Scope by the Novelty of the Idea
Patent law defines novelty by the creation of a new embodiment, not an idea. For example, the Wright brothers are deemed to have invented…
Tun-Jen Chiang -
ArticleVol. 89 · Iss. 5
Corporate Social Responsibility After Disaster
In recent years, corporations have devoted substantial resources to disaster relief worldwide. For instance, Wal-Mart garnered favorable attention for its contributions in New Orleans…
Susan S. Kuo & Benjamin Means -
ArticleVol. 89 · Iss. 5
Constitutionalized Negligence
The propriety of imposing tort liability for negligent speech has been the subject of controversy since before the First Amendment’s incorporation. The debate over…
Deana Pollard Sacks -
ArticleVol. 89 · Iss. 3
Marginalizing Risk
A major focus of finance is reducing risk on investments, a goal commonly achieved by dispersing the risk among numerous investors. Sometimes, however, risk…
Steven L. Schwarcz -
ArticleVol. 89 · Iss. 1
Offsetting and the Consumption of Social Responsibility
This Article examines the relationship between individual consumption and consumption-based harms by focusing on the rise in consumption offsetting. Carbon offsets are but the…
Ezra Rosser