Amitai Aviram
University of Illinois College of Law
504 East Pennsylvania Avenue
Champaign, IL 61820
Tel: (217) 244-1668
E-Mail: Aviram@illinois.edu

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Publications

Curriculum Vitae
My SSRN Page
My BE Press Page

Courses
Business Associations

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Past Exams

Mergers & Acquisitions

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Exams

Business Strategy for Lawyers

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The Evolution of Corporate Law

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Unincorporated Business Entities

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Research Guidance for Students
How to Write a Research Paper
How to Write a Case Study

Why do we have Business Associations?

Amitai Aviram studies the evolution of law and corporate governance, using analytical tools from the fields of economics and complexity studies. Specific themes explored include the mechanisms of norm enforcement in private legal systems and the role of law in manipulating perceptions. Prior to joining the Illinois faculty, he was on the faculty at Florida State University and George Mason University and was a John M. Olin Scholar of Law and Economics at the University of Chicago.

A selection of representative scholarship:

Evolution of law

• Evolutionary Models of Corporate Law
• Path Dependence in the Development of Private Ordering
• Counter-cyclical Enforcement of Corporate Law
• Bail-Ins: Cyclical Effects of a Common Response to Financial Crises

Placebo effects of law (legal placebos)

• The Placebo Effect of Law: Law's Role in Manipulating Perceptions
• Bias Arbitrage
• Allocating Regulatory Resources

Other topics

• Regulation by Networks
• Officers' Fiduciary Duties & the Nature of Corporate Organs