Developments in Litigation Economics / Edition 1

by Patrick A. Gaughan, Robert J. Thornton

Overview

This book is a collection of original articles on recent developments in the rapidly growing field of litigation economics, also called forensic economics. The book spans the more popular areas of litigation economics including: personal-injury economic loss analysis, commercial damages analysis securities litigation, punitive damages, employment litigation and intellectual property litigation. The authors of the articles are respected leaders in their fields. This series: includes titles covering a wide range of topics within the fields of economics and finance. It is international in scope, and serves as an invaluable reference for those interested in these fields.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762312702
Publisher:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Publication date:	12/14/2005
Series:	Contemporary Studies in Economic and Financial Analysis , #87
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.75(d)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction (P.Gaughan, R.Thornton). 2. The forensic economics of medical monitoring damages in the United States. (G.A. Barrett, M.L. Brookshire). 3. Securities fraud damages. (B. Cornell, J.I. Hirshleifer, J. N. Haut). 4. Recent developments in the analysis of employment practices. (J.G. Haworth, J.R.Thornton, P.F.White). 5. The calculation and use of retirement age statistics A recap since 1970. (T.Hunt, J. Pickersgill, H. Rutemiller). 6. Recent developments in the measurement of labor market activity. (G.R. Skoog, J.E. Ciecka). 7. Research and practice issues in personal injury and wrongful death damages analysis. (F. Slesnick, J. Payne, R. Thornton). 8. Economics and economists in merger antitrust enforcement (L. J. White). 9.The economics of punitive damages. Post State Farm v. Campbell (P.A. Gaughan). 10. New developments in business valuation (P. L. Anderson). 11. Estimating economic loss for the multiple business (C. Foster, R. Trout).