Economics International Corp.
Finance & Securities
Disputes & Litigation
Dr. Fruits has evaluated the liability and damages associated with securities disputes.
He has analyzed statistically, allegations of insider trading and calculated damages associated with admitted accounting fraud.
The following are examples of projects on which Dr. Fruits has been engaged.
- Insider trading by a "tippee;" deposition and trial testimony
- Calculation of damages associated with a 10b-5 "stock drop"
- Valuation of lifetime transferrable ski passes
Research
Dr. Fruits is an active researcher in finance and securities issues.
He research has been published in peer-reviewed as well as widely read international publications.
The following are examples of Dr. Fruits' publications in finance.
- Statistical analysis of the costs of issuing municipal bonds, published in the Municipal Finance Journal
- Evaluation of insiders' ownership of IPO firms, a theory and a statistical test, published in Advances in Financial Economics
- Discussion of corporate dividend policies, letter published in the Economist