Scholarly and popular commentary often assert that markets characterized by intensive patent issuance and enforcement suffer from “patent thickets” that ...

Hollywood film studios, talent and other deal participants regularly commit to, and undertake production of, high-stakes film projects on the ...

Copyright is typically justified by the rationale that profits induce authors and other artists to invest resources in cultural production. ...

It is commonly asserted that innovation markets suffer from excessive intellectualproperty protections, which in turn stifle output. But empirical inquiries ...

Private certification mechanisms are a key component of the regulatory infrastructure in the financial sector and other commercial settings. It ...

The moral prohibition against theft, and legal causes of action against trespass and like activities, are usually stated in absolutist ...

Voluntary forfeiture of intellectual assets—often, exceptionally valuable assets--is surprisingly widespread in information technology markets. A simple economic rationale can account ...

The incentive thesis for patents is challenged by the existence of alternative means by which firms can capture returns on ...

We typically assume that intellectual property makes a substantial difference in regulating access to intellectual goods and thereby provides incentives ...

The fashion market is an anomaly: innovation is vigorous but original producers are substantially unprotected against imitation, which proliferates under ...

The law-and-economics literature typically depicts certification intermediaries, such as law firms, auditors, underwriters, investment banks and rating agencies, as socially ...