Developments in litigation economics [electronic resource] /
edited by Patrick A. Gaughan, Robert J. Thornton.
- Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2005.
- 1 online resource (viii, 325 p.).
- Contemporary studies in economic and financial analysis, v. 87 1569-3759 ; .
- Contemporary studies in economic and financial analysis ; v. 87. .
Litigation economics / Patrick A. Gaughan, Robert J. Thornton -- Recent developments in the measurement of labor market activity / Gary R. Skoog, James E. Ciecka -- Research and practice issues in personal injury and wrongful death damages analysis / Frank Slesnick, James Payne, Robert J. Thornton -- Economics and economists in merger antitrust enforcement / Lawrence J. White -- The economics of punitive damages : post State Farm v. Campbell / Patrick A. Gaughan -- New developments in business valuation / Patrick L. Anderson -- Securities fraud damages / Bradford Cornell, John I. Hirshleifer, John N. Haut -- Estimating economic loss for the multi-product business / Carroll Foster, Robert R. Trout -- Recent developments in the analysis of employment practices / Joan G. Haworth, Janet R. Thornton, Paul F. White -- The calculation and use of retirement age statistics : a recap since 1970 / Tamorah Hunt, Joyce Pickersgill, Herbert Rutemiller -- The forensic economics of medical monitoring damages in the United States / George A. Barrett, Michael L. Brookshire.
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.