Legal Classics on Financial Regulation - Fall 2017

Howell E. Jackson (Harvard University)

This "playlist" includes the readings for our four sessions of this reading group. Reading guidelines for each session appears below. Good luck!

2 Session Two: The Law & Economics Revolution 2 Session Two: The Law & Economics Revolution

2.1. Featured Article: Posner and Langbein, "The Revolution in Trust Investment Law," 62 Am. B. Assoc. J. 764 (1976)

Featured Article: Posner and Langbein, "The Revolution in Trust Investment Law," 62 Am. B. Assoc. J. 764 (1976)

2.2. Gilson & Kraakman, "The Mechanisms of Market Efficiency," 70 Va. L. Rev. 549 (1984)

Gilson & Kraakman, "The Mechanisms of Market Efficiency," 70 Va. L. Rev. 549 (1984)

2.3. Macey and Haddock, "Shirking at the SEC-The Failure of the National Market System," 1985 Univ. Ill. L. Rev. 315 (1985)

Macey and Haddock, "Shirking at the SEC-The Failure of the National Market System," 1985 Univ. Ill. L. Rev. 315 (1985)

2.4. Roberta Romano, Empowering Investors: A Market Approach to Securities Regulation, 107 Yale L.J. (1998)

Roberta Romano, Empowering Investors: A Market Approach to Securities Regulation, 107 Yale L.J. (1998)

2.5. Romano, "The Need for Competition in International Securities Regulation," 2 Th. Inqu. L. 387 (2001)

Romano, "The Need for Competition in International Securities Regulation," 2 Th. Inqu. L. 387 (2001)