A (Behavioral) Law and Economics Approach to Reforming Asian Corporate Governance

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Loke
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Law And Economics ◽  
Behavioral Law And Economics

scholarly journals Corporate governance reform in Japan: A behavioral view

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daisuke Asaoka
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Law And Economics ◽  
Collective Intelligence ◽  
Governance Reform ◽  
Outside Directors ◽  
Corporate Misconduct ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Corporate Governance Reform ◽  
The Board Of Directors ◽  
Behavioral Law And Economics

Corporate governance reform in Japan was triggered by the introduction of a new corporate governance code in 2015. The code is notable for requiring the addition of two or more independent directors to the boards of listed firms, which previously had consisted largely of internally promoted directors enjoying lifetime employment. Applying the framework of behavioral law and economics, we analyze the change from the two aspects of “offense” and “defense” by the board of directors, meaning, respectively, enhancing the quality of group decision-making by producing collective intelligence, and preventing corporate misconduct by introducing the viewpoints of outsiders. The former is not immune to psychological biases such as groupthink and escalation of commitment, but these can be mitigated by ensuring equal consideration of all participants’ viewpoints, and, notably, the participation of women. The latter is affected by other biases, such as obedience to authority and diffusion of responsibility, but establishing an internal system for reporting misconduct, with outside directors at the top, can be effective if the outsiders’ position is perceived as credible.

Behavioral Law and Economics

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eyal Zamir ◽  
Doron Teichman
Keyword(s):  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Bounded Rationality ◽  
Law And Economics ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Securities Regulation ◽  
Critical Examination ◽  
Entire Body ◽  
Economic Analysis Of Law ◽  
Behavioral Law And Economics ◽  
The Impact

In the past few decades, economic analysis of law has been challenged by a growing body of experimental and empirical studies that attest to prevalent and systematic deviations from the assumptions of economic rationality. While the findings on bounded rationality and heuristics and biases were initially perceived as antithetical to standard economic and legal-economic analysis, over time they have been largely integrated into mainstream economic analysis, including economic analysis of law. Moreover, the impact of behavioral insights has long since transcended purely economic analysis of law: in recent years, the behavioral movement has become one of the most influential developments in legal scholarship in general. Behavioral Law and Economics offers a state-of-the-art overview of the field. The book surveys the entire body of psychological research underpinning behavioral analysis of law, and critically evaluates the core methodological questions of this area of research. The book then discusses the fundamental normative questions stemming from the psychological findings on bounded rationality, and explores their implications for establishing the aims of legislation, and the means of attaining them. This is followed by a systematic and critical examination of the contributions of behavioral studies to all major fields of law—property, contracts, consumer protection, torts, corporate, securities regulation, antitrust, administrative, constitutional, international, criminal, and evidence law—as well as to the behavior of key players in the legal arena: litigants and judicial decision-makers.

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