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Journal of Economic Perspectives

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Some Economics of Trade Secret Law

  • David D. Friedman
  • William M. Landes
  • Richard A. Posner
Journal of Economic Perspectives
vol. 5, no. 1, Winter 1991
(pp. 61–72)
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Abstract

Despite the practical importance of trade secrets to the business community, the law of trade secrets is a neglected orphan in economic analysis. This paper sketches an approach to the economics of trade secret law that connects it more closely both to other areas of intellectual property and to broader issues in the positive economic theory of the common law.

Citation

Friedman, David D., William M. Landes, and Richard A. Posner. 1991. "Some Economics of Trade Secret Law." Journal of Economic Perspectives, 5 (1): 61–72. DOI: 10.1257/jep.5.1.61

JEL Classification

  • K29 Regulation and Business Law: Other
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