The Center for Law and Economic Studies’ basic mandate is to develop interdisciplinary research and teaching programs in order to shed new light on the “fundamental economic and legal problems of the modern industrial society.”
The center, founded in 1975, now sponsors an extensive program of research, teaching, and public discussion of law and economic issues. It has taken the lead in developing new interdisciplinary courses and seminars at Columbia. The center has supported many major research projects, which have included participants from law, economics, business, and other disciplines. In addition, the center provides regular support for research by Columbia faculty members. The first major project was on industrial concentration; subsequent projects have included corporate takeovers, regulation of electric power, and corporate governance.
Publications from 1996
Working Paper: Venture Capital and the Structure of Capital Markets: Banks Versus Stock Markets, Ronald J. Gilson and Bernard S. Black
Publications from 1993
Article: New Myths and Old Realities: The American Law Institute Faces the Derivative Action, John C. Coffee Jr.
Publications from 1992
Article: Hungarian Legal Reform for the Private Sector, Cheryl W. Gray, Rebecca J. Hanson, and Michael A. Heller
Article: Hungarian Legal Reform for the Private Sector, Cheryl W. Gray, Rebecca J. Hanson, and Michael A. Heller
Article: Paradigms Lost: The Blurring of the Criminal and Civil Law Models – And What Can Be Done About It, John C. Coffee Jr.
Essay: The Political Ecology of Takeovers: Thoughts on Harmonizing the European Corporate Governance Environment, Ronald J. Gilson
Publications from 1991
Article: Bondholder Coercion: The Problem of Constrained Choice in Debt Tender Offers and Recapitalizations, John C. Coffee Jr. and William A. Klein
Article: Liquidity Versus Control: The Institutional Investor as Corporate Monitor, John C. Coffee Jr.
Publications from 1990
Article: Just Say No to Whom?, Ronald J. Gilson
Article: What's Next?: The Future of RICO, G. Robert Blakey, John C. Coffee Jr., Paul E. Coffey, and L. Gordon Crovitz
Publications from 1985
Article: The Unfaithful Champion: The Plaintiff as Monitor in Shareholder Litigation, John C. Coffee Jr.
Publications from 1984
Article: Regulating the Market for Corporate Control: A Critical Assessment of the Tender Offer's Role in Corporate Governance, John C. Coffee Jr.
Article: The Free Rider Problem, Imperfect Pricing, and the Economics of Retailing Services, Victor P. Goldberg
Article: Value Creation by Business Lawyers: Legal Skills and Asset Pricing, Ronald J. Gilson
Publications from 1983
Article: Rescuing the Private Attorney General: Why the Model of the Lawyer as Bounty Hunter is Not Working, John C. Coffee Jr.
Publications from 1982
Article: Resale Price Maintenance and the FTC: The Magnavox Investigation, Victor P. Goldberg
Article: The Case Against Shark Repellent Amendments: Structural Limitations on the Enabling Concept, Ronald J. Gilson
Publications from 1978
Article: The Repressed Issues of Sentencing: Accountability, Predictability, and Equality in the Era of the Sentencing Commission, John C. Coffee Jr.