Regulatory Competition and the Market for Corporate Law
Abstract
This article develops an empirical model of firms’ choice of corporate laws under inertia. Delaware dominates the incorporation market, though recently Nevada, a state whose laws are highly protective of managers, has acquired a sizable market share. Using a novel database of incorporation decisions from 1995-2013, we show that most firms dislike protectionist laws, such as anti-takeover statutes and liability protections for officers, and that...
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Regulatory Competition and the Market for Corporate Law
Published Date
Jan 1, 2015
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