Manipulation on Trial: Economic Analysis and the Hunt Silver Case by Williams

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Book Title
Manipulation on Trial: Economic Analysis and the Hunt Silver Case
Publication Date
2008-05-29
Pages
268
ISBN
9780521063470
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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521063477
ISBN-13
9780521063470
eBay Product ID (ePID)
66030649

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
268 Pages
Publication Name
Manipulation on Trial : Economic Analysis and the Hunt Silver Case
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Subject
Investments & Securities / Commodities / General, Investments & Securities / Futures, Industrial Management, Investments & Securities / General
Type
Textbook
Author
Jeffrey C. Williams
Subject Area
Business & Economics
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
15.1 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"...should be interesting and instructive reading for business economists, especially for those who would venture into the loosely-charted, interdisciplinary world of forensic economics." Samuel C. Webb and Jen-Chi Cheng, Southern Economic Journal, "For those interested in the intersections of law and economics, the volume will be a wonderful resource." Jonathan R. Macey, Journal of Economic Literature
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
332.64424210973
Table Of Content
List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Foreword Thomas O. Gorman; 1. Why the Hunt silver case? 2. Turmoil in the silver market; 3. Identifying a manipulation; 4. Testing for the cause of the price rise in silver; 5. Determining the appropriate price of silver; 6. Inferring manipulative intent; 7. The predicament of economic analysis in the courtroom; Glossary of commodity market terms; References; Index.
Synopsis
The unprecedented rise and fall in silver's price during 1979-80 resulted in charges of market manipulation against the Hunt brothers of Dallas, charges that led to a lengthy trial and a guilty verdict. In this book Jeffrey Williams, who was an expert witness in the actual trial, focuses on the economic analysis used at the trial, the relationship of that analysis to the attorneys' arguments, and its effectiveness before the jury. Manipulation on Trial draws broadly applicable lessons from this important case. Through a series of essays, it investigates the elusive definition of manipulation, the difficulties of interpreting statistical evidence, the imprecision in calculating damages, and the hazards introduced when economic analysis enters complex litigation., The unprecedented rise and fall in silver's price during 1979 and 1980 resulted in charges against the Hunt brothers of Dallas of monopolization and market manipulation, charges which led to a lengthy trial. This book focuses on the economic analysis used at this trial. Drawing upon interviews with the judge, jury, attorneys and expert witnesses (the author having so served), it investigates the elusive definition of manipulation in sophisticated markets, the difficulties of interpreting statistical evidence, the imprecision in calculating damages, the hidden assumptions behind inferences concerning intent, and the hazards introduced when economic analysis enters complex litigation. The author concludes that these problems induce courtroom procedures to oversimplify the economic analysis and cause the law on market manipulation to be created retroactively. Yet the failure lies not with the legal institutions but with the futures exchanges who had not developed in advance the rules to minimize large-scale trading during the unusual price moves., This book is the first economic analysis of the Hunt silver case, the biggest manipulation case ever brought to trial. Drawing on interviews with the judge, jury and attorneys, as well as his own experience as an expert witness, the author focuses on the economic analyses used at the trial and investigates the problems introduced when economic analysis enters complex litigation.
LC Classification Number
HG307.U5 W55 1995

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