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Henry G. Manne

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Henry G. Manne · Philosophy & Social Sciences

What

Founder of law and economics; pioneer of the economic analysis of corporate law

When

1928, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA — 2015, Naples, Florida, USA

Where

United States

Biography

Henry G. Manne is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Founder of law and economics; pioneer of the economic analysis of corporate law

How & why

Henry G. Manne was an American legal scholar who founded the field of law and economics as applied to corporate law, pioneering the economic analysis of the market for corporate control and insider trading and creating influential economics-training programs for judges. He was born into a Jewish family in New Orleans.

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Founder of law and economics; pioneer of the economic analysis of corporate law

1928

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Law & Jurisprudence