Business processes are often related to operational processes, contracts, and regulations.
Modeling such processes needs to address regulation monitoring and enforcement, and …

How do complex social systems evolve in the modern world? This question lies at the heart
of social physics, and network analysis has proven critical in providing answers to it. In …

Precedent-the rule that judges rely on past decisions in adjudicating the disputes in front of
them-is a fundamental part of the American legal system. Precedent plays a role in …

This paper contributes to recent work in political economy and public finance that focuses on
how details of the tax code, rather than tax rates, are used to implement redistributive fiscal …

This project empirically explores civil litigation from its inception by examining the content of
civil complaints. We utilize spectral cluster analysis on a newly compiled federal district court …

In 2004, Delaware amended its laws to allow limited partnerships and limited liability
companies (uncorporations) to eliminate or modify fiduciary duties in their uncorporation …

Die Arbeit wurde im Frühjahrstrimester 2018 von der Bucerius Law School als Dissertation
angenommen; alle Auswertungen sind auf dem Stand von Januar 2018. Ich danke meinem …

Under existing law spouses are jointly and severally liable for taxes assessed with respect to
their joint income tax returns. As a result, the IRS may pursue either spouse for any taxes …

An apex court's body of cases has an internal texture, continually augmented by recent
citations to earlier, topically related cases. How can we best describe that texture? The …

The empirical legal study of tax law has developed greatly in recent years and has yielded
many insights into the judiciary in particular and the legal system as a whole. This article …