Current Status and Development of Economic Analysis in Corporate Law and Securities Regulations in Taiwan
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Christopher Chao-hung Chen
Abstract
The article presents a survey on the adoption and evolution of economic analysis of law in Taiwan’s legal studies. Tracing its earlier introduction into Taiwan during the 1990s, returning scholars with post-graduate training in the United States drove the movement of law and economics literature during the pioneer period before peaking in the mid-2000s. However, there seems to be a gradual decline subsequent since 2006. Despite reduced explicit publications, this article argues that economic concepts continue to influence legal research implicitly with certain core economic concepts often cited in research papers. The article provides an overview of academic literature, examines corporate and financial law fields, judicial incorporation of economic analysis, and university courses, concluding that economic analysis has become an integral component of Taiwan’s legal scholarship.
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Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Introduction
- Introduction to the Symposium “Past, Present, and Future of Law and Economics in Asia”
- Articles
- The Development of Law and Economics Scholarship in Hong Kong
- The Evolution of Law and Economics in Korea
- The Development (or Lack Thereof) of Law and Economics in Singapore
- Empirical Law and Economics in Taiwan: A Thirty-Year Review
- Law and Economics in Japan’s Courts: Emerging Trends and Developments
- Economic Analysis of Private Law in Taiwan: A Return to the Private Autonomy Principle
- Law and Economics Scholarship in Malaysia
- Current Status and Development of Economic Analysis in Corporate Law and Securities Regulations in Taiwan
- Research Article
- The Evolution of Economics and Law in Vietnam
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- Economic Reasoning in Adjudication of Commercial Contractual Disputes in India
