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Book SynopsisPresents a collection of articles on developments in the field of litigation economics, also called forensic economics. This book spans the popular areas of litigation economics - personal-injury economic loss analysis, commercial damages analysis securities litigation, punitive damages, employment litigation, and intellectual property litigation.
Table of Contents1. 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).
