Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/322695 
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Year of Publication: 
2006
Series/Report no.: 
Discussion Papers Series No. 06-04
Publisher: 
Utrecht University, Utrecht School of Economics, Tjalling C. Koopmans Research Institute, Utrecht
Abstract: 
This article contains a clinical study of Bekaert NV, the biggest insider trading case inBelgium. Up to now, no economic analysis of this case was ever conducted. It showed thatBelgian courts currently seem to lack knowledge of the functioning of financial markets toassess an insider trading case. Therefore their decisions give little guidance to futurelitigants. Using a law and economics framework, this case study is clarifying in severalaspects compared to a traditional legal analysis. The analysis focuses on two aspects of aninsider trading case. First, the price-sensitive character of the information is examined.Second, the standard of proof was examined.
Subjects: 
insider trading
regulation
criminal prosecution
standard of proof
law & economics
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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