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	Prominent trade and industry publications often capture NERA's intellectual leadership across a broad range of topics. Presented below are links to our latest thinking. To view all publicly available NERA publications, visit our website's eLibrary.

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			The Limited Impact of Rothe VII on M/W/DBE Programs 24 June 2009		By Dr. Jon Wainwright and Colette Holt, JD This paper examines the impact of Rothe Development Corporation v. US Department of Defense on minority/women/disadvantaged business enterprises.



			An Update on the Credit Crisis Litigation: A Turn Towards Structured Products and Asset Management Firms 17 June 2009		Dr. Faten Sabry, Anmol Sinha, and Sungi Lee In this paper, the authors provide an update on the credit crisis-related securities litigation, highlighting emerging trends in filings, percentage of cases involving directors and officers, types of defendants and plaintiffs, and recent decisions.



			Study of the Impact of Securitization on Consumers, Investors, Financial Institutions, and the Capital Markets 17 June 2009		By Dr. Faten Sabry and Dr. Chudozie Okongwu This study for the American Securitization Forum assesses the long term impact of securitization, with a focus on the residential mortgage-backed securities market.



			Snapshot of Recent Trends in Asbestos Litigation 16 June 2009		By Lucy P. Allen and Mary Elizabeth Stern In this report, the authors analyze trends in asbestos filings and settlements in light of recent legislative and judicial tort reform, and find that aggregate trends are generally favorable to asbestos defendants.



			Merger Analysis and the Importance of Looking Beyond the Level of Pre-Transaction Competition Between the Merging Parties 16 June 2009		Dr. Timothy Daniel In this issue of Antitrust Insights, NERA Senior Vice President Dr. Timothy Daniel discusses four proposed mergers that were challenged by the Federal Trade Commission in 2007 and 2008.



			Why Transfer Pricing is Relevant to Premiership Football 15 June 2009		By Dr. Graham Poole, Pim Fris, and Tom Coriano Published in Tax Planning International Transfer Pricing This examines how various concepts and analytical methods used in transfer pricing could provide a sensible framework for restoring a semblance of sense and balance to Premiership finances.



			Developing a Regulatory Framework for CCS Transportation Infrastructure (Volumes 1 and 2) 11 June 2009		By Graham Shuttleworth In this report for the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change, a NERA team led by Director Graham Shuttleworth analyzes the regulatory framework options for CO2 pipelines used in projects for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS).



			Student Loans and Student Loan Asset-Backed Securities: A Primer 10 June 2009		By Stephanie Lee and Max Egan In this paper, NERA Senior Consultant Stephanie Lee and Analyst Max Egan discuss various types of student loans, focusing on loan features important to the related asset-backed structured products.



			Predatory Pricing after linkLine and Wanadoo 31 May 2009		By Dr. Gregory K. Leonard and Adrian Emch of Sidley Austin Published in Global Competition Policy In this article, the authors examine the Wanadoo case and analyze whether general inferences can be drawn from this case and other recent developments in the area of predatory pricing.



			A Victory for Economic and Environmental Rationality: Supreme Court Allows Cost-Benefit Analysis in Setting Important Clean Water Act Standards 22 May 2009		By Dr. David Harrison, Dr. Albert Nichols, and Meghan McGuinness This paper explains the methods that environmental economists -- working in conjunction with biologists and engineers -- have developed to provide reliable assessments of costs and benefits in individual 316(b) permit cases.



			Transfer Pricing in Troubled Times 15 May 2009		By Nobuo Mori, Nihan Mert-Beydilli, and Dr. Graham Poole Published in Tax Management Transfer Pricing Report In this article, the authors discuss how transfer pricing practitioners should address the serious challenges that have arisen as a result of the current economic crisis.



			Is There a Case for Broadband Utility Communications Networks? Valuing and Pricing Incremental Communications Capacity on Electric Utility Smart Grid Networks 8 May 2009		By James Heidell and Dr. Harold Ware In this paper, NERA Vice Presidents James Heidell and Dr. Harold Ware explain how Smart Grid and broadband deployment complement each other and how to assess the incremental costs and benefits of adding Internet access service to utility broadband communications systems.



			A Hard Landing in the Soft Drink Market -- MOFCOM's Veto of the Coca-Cola & Huiyuan Deal 30 April 2009		By Dr. Fei Deng and Dr. Gregory K. Leonard with Adrian Emch of Sidley Austin LLP Published in Global Competition Policy This article examines several aspects of MOFCOM's decision to block the proposed takeover by The Coca-Cola Company of China Huiyuan Juice Group Limited, the first time that MOFCOM has prohibited a transaction under China's Anti-Monopoly Law.



			How Did We Get Here? The Story of the Credit Crisis 30 April 2009		By Dr. Faten Sabry and Dr. Chudozie Okongwu Published in the Journal of Structured Finance NERA Vice President Dr. Faten Sabry and Senior Vice President Dr. Chudozie Okongwu examine the problems in the mortgage markets and the subsequent contagion that led to the current credit crisis, and provide a critical analysis of the possible contributing factors.



			Clawbacks from Madoff Investors: Questions of Economics, Equity, and Law 28 April 2009		By Paul Hinton and Jan Larsen with Joshua M. Bennett of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP There has been much discussion of the potential clawback liability of investors who withdrew money from Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities accounts. This paper examines the economic issues involved in the litigation.



			Overlapping State and Federal Climate Programs: Economic and Policy Considerations 28 April 2009		Dr. Timothy Daniel In this issue of Climate Policy Economic Insights, NERA Consultant Meghan McGuinness looks at the implications for both governments and industry of overlapping federal and regional programs cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gas emissions.



			The New Temporary Cost Sharing Regulations: What Needs to be Done? 23 April 2009		By Harlow N. Higinbotham, Stuart L. Harshbarger, and Wolf Witt In this paper, the authors discuss the newly issued Cost Sharing Regulations, which replace the 1995 regulations for determining taxable income in connection with Cost Sharing Arrangements.



			Valuing Fossil Fuel Generation Assets in a Green Economy 16 April 2009		Mike King and James Heidell This issue of Energy Market Insights outlines the stochastic model that NERA has developed to help investors gain insights into the critical valuation issues surrounding fossil fuel generation plants.



			SEC Settlements Trends: 1Q09 Update 9 April 2009		By Jan Larsen, Dr. Elaine Buckberg, and Dr. Baruch Lev Under heightened scrutiny, but with its staff empowered by reforms mandated by Chair Mary Schapiro, the SEC reached 182 new settlements in the first quarter of 2009, according to NERA's new SEC Settlement Trends report.


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