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Post date: Posted on: April 1, 2014

Corporate and business entity taxation is a complex area, fraught with nuance. As most businesspeople are aware, however (and speaking by way of broad overgeneralization), business entities are generally taxed either as corporate or as pass-through entities.

Tags: Administrative Law, Alternative Business Entities, Commerce, Corporations, Law & Economics, Legislation, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, Taxation
Post date: Posted on: March 19, 2014

At Truth on the Market, Dan Crane has thoughts on the recent moves in New Jersey to restrict direct sales of automobiles to consumers.

Tags: Administrative Law, Commerce, Consumer Protection, Law & Economics, Legal Theory, Legislation
Post date: Posted on: March 14, 2014

Behavior, Paternalism, and Policy: Evaluating Consumer Financial Protection, a new behavioral law and economics paper by law professor Todd Zywicki and economics professor Adam Smith (really!), is available

Tags: Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Law & Economics, Legislation
Post date: Posted on: January 6, 2014

On the pages of the New York Times, Professor Lawrence Kotlikoff of Boston University is calling for the abolition of the corporate income tax:

Tags: Administrative Law, Corporations, Law & Economics, Legislation, Taxation, Technology & Law
Post date: Posted on: January 3, 2014

Last week, we reported the passing of law and economics pioneer Walter Oi.

Tags: Law & Economics, Legal History, Legal Industry, Professional News
Post date: Posted on: December 30, 2013

Walter Oi, a pioneer in the field of law and economics, died Sunday, January 29, 2013 at the age of 84. I had the privilege of taking Professor Oi's class at the University of Rochester, but I didn't know many of the fascinating details of his life until long after I met him.

Tags: Law & Economics, Legal History, Legal Theory
Post date: Posted on: December 30, 2013

At Bloomberg Business Week, Joshua Brustein discusses Overstock.com's

Tags: Administrative Law, Commerce, Consumer Protection, International Law, Law & Economics, Securities, Social Media, Taxation, Technology & Law
Post date: Posted on: December 16, 2013

The Fraser Institute has issued its 2013 report on economic freedom in North America. Very interesting methodology and some surprising (and not-so-surprising) results.

Tags: Administrative Law, Commerce, Comparative Law, Courts, International Law, Labor and Employment, Law & Economics, Legal Industry, Legislation

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